India vs Australia, 3rd Test

We'll leave you with that for now. Time for India to celebrate and Australia to introspect. How quickly have the tables been reversed. Funny game this. We'll be back for the last Test on Friday at 9:00 AM. Do join us then. Goodbye for now.

Here are some stats from Mohandas Menon on twitter - Captains with most Test wins vs Aus: Clive Lloyd 12, Mike Brearley 11, WG Grace 8 and MS Dhoni 7. This is the first time India has won 3 Tests in a single series vs Australia

Dhawan: "It's a dream come true for me. When I entered I was nervous. Once I got my rhythm I just played my game. M Vijay did a great job. It's hard to control the emotions and I think he did really well at the other end. I wanted to stay at the crease for as long as possible. I was getting runs and I just wanted to make it as big as I can. I'll cherish this all my life. The finger will take some time to heal. It's part of the game."

Shikhar Dhawan is the Man of the Match. No surprises there.

MS Dhoni: "Frankly, I don't think about revenge. They played well over there in those conditons. I'm happy with the way the team has played overall. The batting has been consistent. The inclusion of Jadeja helped. We were playing with 5 specialist bowlers. The average number of overs we take to bowl the opposition out is around 120 overs. The bowlers are bound to get tired by then. Dhawan handled it quite well. He will have his own expectations from now and he should handle it. The pitch played well. There was some help for the seamers and some footmarks later but nothing alarming. Bhuvneshwar's three wickets is what really got us back into the game. We may try out a few things in Delhi but it's important to win all games."

Clarke: "We have to pay credit to India. The start they got with Dhawan and Vijay set up the game. We tried everything we could but those two batted really well. The pitch played well and we were happy to get over 400 for the first time. We have improved in this Test match and hopefully we can finish on a high in Delhi. We've seen over the last 2 years that we've been consistent at home and not so outside. We know that as a team. We're working hard."

So India have won back the Border-Gavaskar trophy. They've done it quite clinically with a team in transition. There were not many who would have given India a chance of winning 3-0 after the dismal showing against England. Then again, not many would have expected Australia to capitualte the way they have. Right now, India have a promising opening pair, a settled looking middle-order with Dhoni making the No 6 spot his own. The 3 spinner strategy has worked wonders too. Australia have a lot of troubles but they will be making lists of those. We don't have to do it for them.

From @rgcricket on twitter: This is the first time ever India has won the first three Tests in a series of 4 matches or more.

The chase was looking easy before tea but Siddle and Starc put in a last ditch effort to keep Australia believing about an outside chance of a draw. Dhoni and Tendulkar had some nervy moments towards the end but Jadeja's boundaries late in the innings took India out of a tight situation. Dhoni finished it off in style to bring about Australia's 6th consecutive loss in India.

Clarke has a desolate look on his face but Australia will take a lot out of this game despite the defeat. For now though, it will be India's time to celebrate. Handshakes all around. Dhawan has a stump in hand to remember this game by.

33.3 Starc to Dhoni, FOUR, India win the series 3-0. Dhoni finishes it off in his characteristic cool fashion. Slightly short and he rocks back to pull it hard to the square leg boundary. He was struggling early on but has suddenly gone on a rampage and finished it in style. We've seen that before, though

33.2 Starc to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni has found his touch all of a sudden. He comes down the track and Starc tries to attack the stumps. That allows Dhoni to whip it off his pads to the backwards square leg fence. Scores level

Just 5 more needed to win now

33.1 Starc to Dhoni, FOUR, that should settle it. Dhoni has had enough of hanging around. He watches a pitched up delivery and lofts it hard and inside out over cover. Nothing much Starc could do about it

32.6 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, very full and on the leg, Jadeja taps it in front of short mid wicket and is sent back by Dhoni as he looks for a non-existent single

32.5 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, slapped flat and hard. almost took his skipper out with that shot. It was on a good length and Jadeja gets up on his toes to send it hard and flat past Dhoni for another boundary. This game has changed in complexion in the space of four balls.

Dhoni walks up to have a chat now.

32.4 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, full and outside off, Jadeja whips it straight to the fielder at mid wicket

32.3 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, Jadeja is happy to take the aerial route. He lofts a good length delivery over mid off. Not timed too well but it still has enough on it to get to the fence

32.2 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, on a good length and outside off from over the wicket, Jadeja has a dab at it but misses

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Australia have suddenly found some momentum.

32.1 Siddle to Tendulkar, out Tendulkar Run Out!! This match is not going to end quietly. Tendulkar was hit on the thigh and it rolled in front of cover. Tendulkar wanted a quick single and was scampering down but Dhoni sends him back. Warner was quick to get forward and breaks the stumps with an under-arm throw. Tendulkar was caught way short and walks back very dejectedly. Tendulkar run out (Warner) 21(23) [4s-2]

Siddle to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Tendulkar is run out. Big drama here.

Dhoni was on his haunches between deliveries. A pump of fists and they're ready to go again.

31.6 Starc to Dhoni, no run, Starc gets this to nip in off a good length and hits Dhoni high on the thigh. Starc sprints down to prevent any chance of a single

31.5 Starc to Tendulkar, 1 run, on a good length and on the off, Tendulkar punches it in front of mid off for a quick single

31.4 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, Starc is not going to give up just as yet. This one nips away off the track. Tendulkar goes for a drive but is beaten. He has a wry smile to acknowledge the good bowling too

31.3 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, full and outside off, Tendulkar drives hard but straight to point

31.2 Starc to Tendulkar, FOUR, Tendulkar breaks the shackles with a calcualted risk. He stays in the crease, sees a pitched up delivery and lofts it straight down the ground for a boundary. He had to reach out to make contact but did it really well

Two slips in place.

31.1 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, full and on the off, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to defend

The equation is 22 needed off 30 balls now. Siddle and Starc putting in a brilliant spell late in the day.

From @FakeHauritz on twitter: For Godís sake, Siddle. Donít get Dhoni out

30.6 Siddle to Dhoni, 2 runs, full and outside off, Dhoni reaches out and guides it past backward point for a couple now

The crowd is getting anxious. Dhoni remains as cool as ever.

30.5 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Dhoni does not offer a shot

30.4 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, this is just superb bowling from Siddle. It was full, pitches just outside off and moves away late. Dhoni is beaten all ends up.

A man at short extra cover and short mid wicket.

30.3 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni is finding it really hard to get bat to ball. He comes down and has a jab outside off but misses

30.2 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhoni does not offer a shot

30.1 Siddle to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar wants a boundary. He walks down the track now and drives hard but to the fielder at extra cover. Just a single as it gets deflected

Tendulkar will finally be on strike after 17 balls!

29.6 Starc to Dhoni, no run, good length and outside off, Dhoni does not offer a shot

29.5 Starc to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and well outside off, Dhoni presses forward to push it to cover

29.4 Starc to Dhoni, no run, full and straight from round the wicket, Dhoni is squared up and defends it towaeds point

This is Starc's 5th over of the spell and Siddle has bowled just 2 in his. Guess Clarke will keep them on till the end.

29.3 Starc to Dhoni, no run, full and well outside off, Dhoni jumped out to drive but misses again

29.2 Starc to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhoni presses forward to push it through cover but is beaten

29.1 Starc to Dhoni, 2 runs, still no strike for Tendulkar. Dhoni turns this from the stumps through mid wicket for an easy couple

28.6 Siddle to Dhoni, 1 run, slightly short and outside off, Dhoni dabs it through cover and gets to keep strike yet again

28.5 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, full again and outside off, Dhoni punches it to short cover

28.4 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, nipping in from outside off, Dhoni dabs it to point. He's not being allowed to turn the strike over

28.3 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, full and on the off, Dhoni can only play it back down the track

28.2 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhoni punches it to point

The runs are not coming easy for India. Siddle's efforts and spirit have got to be appreciated.

27.6 Starc to Dhoni, 1 run, pitched up and on the off, Dhoni opens the face and guides it through cover to retain strike

27.5 Starc to Dhoni, no run, full and straight from round the wicket, Dhoni hangs back to keep it out

27.4 Starc to Dhoni, no run, Starc keeps it well outside off again from round the wicket, Dhoni does not offer a shot

27.3 Starc to Dhoni, no run, full and well outside off, Dhoni goes for a drive but is beaten

27.2 Starc to Dhoni, no run, full and straight, Dhoni turns it to mid wicket

27.1 Starc to Tendulkar, 1 run, full and outside off, Tendulkar goes after it and ends up guiding it uppishly between the slip cordon and gully

26.6 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, slightly full and just outside off, Dhoni defends it to cover

26.5 Siddle to Dhoni, no run, angled in again, Dhoni misses the flicks and is hit high on the front leg

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

26.4 Siddle to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Hughes!! This was a plan and Kohli has fallen into the trap. A full delivery angled in, Kohli flicks uppishly and Hughes was placed at short mid wicket for exactly that. He takes a sharp catch to his left with both hands to give Siddle a deserving wicket. Virat Kohli c Hughes b Siddle 34(61) [4s-6]

Siddle to Virat Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

26.3 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length and on the off, Kohli gets right behind the line to defend

26.2 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli comes on the frontfoot to defend now

26.1 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, Siddle's loud appeal has been turned down. He has a wide smile of disbelief. It looked very close, angled in from over the wicket. Kohli missed the flick and was struck in front of middle and leg. That was a very good appeal but Dar thinks it was heading down the legside

Peter Siddle [7.0-1-22-0] is back into the attack

25.6 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and very straight, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to defend

25.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, 1 run, full and straight, Kohli turns it down to fine leg for one more

25.4 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, outside off now, Kohli has a dab at it but is beaten

25.3 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up and nicely driven, straight to mid off

25.2 Starc to Virat Kohli, FOUR, on a good length and outside off, Kohli leans out and drives it on the up and past a diving point for a boundary

25.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full and outside off, Kohli punches it to mid on

24.6 Lyon to Virat Kohli, 1 run, turning in again, Kohli works it with ease to deep square leg for one more

24.5 Lyon to Virat Kohli, FOUR, too short from Lyon and Kohli loved that. He went back really quickly and hammered it to the mid wicket fence

24.4 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, turning in again, Kohli taps it to short leg

24.3 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, nicely bowled now. This was tossed up and sliding on straight. Kohli tried a late dab but is beaten

24.2 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, tossed up, Kohli skips down and turns it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket

24.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, turning in and keeping a little low, Tendulkar whips it through square leg for just one more

23.6 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, just outside off from round the wicket, Kohli defends it watchfully

23.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, on the fuller length and on the off, Kohli pushes it to mid on

23.4 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up and very straight, Kohli punches it firmly down the track

23.3 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full and outside off, Kohli drives hard but straight to point

23.2 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, slanted in from round the wicket, Kohli taps it to midwicket

23.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full and outside off, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and punches it straight to cover

22.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and on the leg, Tendulkar turns it behind square on the onside and was interested in a quick single but Virat Kohli turns it down

22.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, on the middle and leg, Tendulkar turns it softly to short mid wicket

22.4 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up and outside off, Tendulkar presses forward to defend well

22.3 Lyon to Tendulkar, 2 runs, sliding on outside off, Tendulkar leans out to dab it late through backward point for a couple

22.2 Lyon to Virat Kohli, 1 run, flat and on the leg, Kohli gets back and works it down to deep square leg

22.1 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, floated up from round the wicket, it ends up as a low full toss but Kohli cannot put it away. He taps it to mid wicket

21.6 Starc to Virat Kohli, 1 run, a little too straight from Starc, Kohli helps it along to fine leg for the only run off the over

21.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up and outside off, Kohli punches it to cover

21.4 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Kohli taps it to mid on

21.3 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli is happy to block watchfully

21.2 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Kohli gets right behind the line to defend

21.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length from round the wicket but outside off, Kohli shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc [4.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Time for drinks. It's also time for the mandatory 15 overs to commence. India need to score at exactly 3 an over now. Still looks very easy.

20.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and straight, Tendulkar is happy to defend

20.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar does not want to hang around. He comes dancing down the track for a lofted shot but miscues it completely. It still goes well over mid off and Henriques pulls it in inside the ropes

20.4 Lyon to Tendulkar, FOUR, flat and fired in, Tendulkar looks to paddle but gets a top edge. This goes very fine and into the boundary.

20.3 Lyon to Virat Kohli, 1 run, turning in again, Kohli gets right back to works it behind square on the onside

20.2 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Tendulkar sweeps again but does not get it past backward square leg

Lyon goes round the wicket now.

20.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, there's some intent shown but Tendulkar misses out on a boundary. This was swept hard but straight into Cowan at short leg

Long chat by Clarke, Haddin and the bowler. The umpire comes up and has a chat. Kohli gets some clarification for Aleem Dar as well.

So we might have just one more over before the mandatory 15. India look well on course.

19.6 Doherty to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, tossed up outside off again, Kohli leans forward and pushes it through cover. They run well to pick up two.

19.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and on the off now, Kohli presses forward to block

19.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, full and on the leg, Kohli turns it along the ground and straight to mid wicket

19.2 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, tossed up on the leg, Kohli moves forward to block

19.1 Doherty to Virat Kohli, FOUR, floated up on the leg from round the wicket with a packed leg side field. None of that deters Kohli from whipping it hard to the mid wicket fence. Excellent shot

Clarke is having a long chat with the bowler, Doherty. Australia will waste as much time as possible.

18.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, 2 runs, given a lot of air outside off, Tendulkar gets a good stride out to push it through extra cover for two more

18.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and outside off, Tendulkar gets back to block again

18.4 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and on the off, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to defend

18.3 Lyon to Tendulkar, 2 runs, sliding on outside off, Tendulkar opens the face to get it behind square on the offside for a couple to get off the mark

Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.2 Lyon to Pujara, out Lbw!! That was quite plumb. This one turns in from outside off and skids on too. Pujara was standng up tall to pull but misses the ball completely. He is struck in front of middle and Aleem Dar did not waste much time to raise the finger. Pujara lbw b Lyon 28(51) [4s-5]

17.6 Doherty to Virat Kohli, FOUR, very little width outside off now and Kohli does not miss out. He was very quick to get down and cut it hard to the point fence

17.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, full and on the leg, Kohli leans out to defend well

17.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, slow and on the leg, Kohli leans forward to block

17.3 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, on the leg again, Kohli gets right back to punch it to mid wicket

The leg side field is packed now for Doherty's over the wicket line.

17.2 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, floated up on the leg from over the wicket, Kohli turns it to mid wicket

17.1 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, on the leg from over the wicket, Kohli turns it to square leg

16.6 Starc to Pujara, no run, short and outside off, Pujara cuts hard but straight to the fielder at point

16.5 Starc to Pujara, FOUR, overpitched and Pujara does not miss out. There was enough room outside off for Pujara to lean out and drive it hard past short extra cover. Top shot

16.4 Starc to Pujara, no run, slanted outside off now, Pujara does not offer a shot

16.3 Starc to Pujara, no run, pitched up and on the off, Pujara defends it solidly

16.2 Starc to Virat Kohli, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Kohli helps it off his thigh and down to deep backward square leg

16.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full and just outside off, Kohli defends it watchfully to point

Mitchell Starc [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

15.6 Doherty to Pujara, no run, flat and on the leg again, Pujara continues to defend

15.5 Doherty to Pujara, no run, slow and on the leg, Pujara taps it softly to short leg

15.4 Doherty to Pujara, no run, given some air and making Pujara stretch out to defend

15.3 Doherty to Pujara, no run, flat and straight, Pujara comes on the frontfoot to defend

Doherty switches to over the wicket now.

15.2 Doherty to Pujara, no run, pitched up again, Pujara moves forward to tap it to mid wicket

15.1 Doherty to Pujara, no run, flat and on the off, Pujara presses forward to defend well

14.6 Siddle to Pujara, 1 run, outside off, Pujara stays back, opens the face of the bat and gets it down to third man

14.5 Siddle to Pujara, FOUR, Pujara has played a couple of these already but it still looks very good. Slightly short and outside off. Pujara hops up and punches it neatly to the cover fence

14.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on a good length and outside off, Pujara punches it firmly to cover

14.3 Siddle to Virat Kohli, 1 run, full and outside off, Kohli was caught in two minds. He wanted to leave and was pulling his bat away but the ball hits the bat and rolls past 2nd slip for one

14.2 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli taps it to mid on

14.1 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, Siddle gets appreciable deviation off the track. Kohli was hanging his bat out outside off and is beaten

13.6 Doherty to Virat Kohli, 1 run, flat and on the leg, Kohli works it behind square on the onside for a quick single

13.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, FOUR, Kohli made that look so easy. It was full, Kohli did nothing much but lean forward and punch. That was enough to send it scurrying to the cover boundary

13.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and straight, Kohli comes on the frontfoot to defend

13.3 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, tossed up on the leg, Kohli pushes it to mid on

13.2 Doherty to Pujara, 1 run, full and on the leg, Pujara works it along the ground through square leg for an easy single

13.1 Doherty to Pujara, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg, Pujara turns it softly to mid wicket

12.6 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length and outside off, Kohli stands up tall to block well

12.5 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up and tailing in a touch, Kohli defends it solidly

12.4 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full and outside off, Kohli comes on the frontfoot to block

12.3 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Kohli does not offer a shot

12.2 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up and on the off, Kohli defends it down the track

12.1 Siddle to Pujara, 1 run, full and outside off, Pujara drills it down the track but Siddle gets some boot on it. It was going to mid off but the fielder there for some reason moved back instead of coming forward. That put Virat Kohli off and the single is taken belatedly

11.6 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and full now, Kohli pushes it back down the track

11.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, FOUR, Kohli called for two after hitting but this was much better. He came on the frontfoot to drive it with the turn through extra cover. Siddle gave it chase from mid off but the ball wins the race comfortably

11.4 Doherty to Pujara, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Pujara comes on the frontfoot and works it through mid wicket for one more

11.3 Doherty to Pujara, no run, given a lot of air and on the off, Pujara pushes it back down the track

11.2 Doherty to Pujara, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Pujara moves forward to block well

11.1 Doherty to Pujara, no run, flat and straight, Pujara defends it on the onside

10.6 Siddle to Pujara, 1 run, well outside off again, Pujara stays back and dabs it late to get it down to third man

10.5 Siddle to Pujara, no run, the slower one now, Pujara taps it softly to mid on

10.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, slightly short but still well outside off, easily left alone

10.3 Siddle to Pujara, no run, pitched up again and outside off, Pujara pushes it to cover

10.2 Siddle to Pujara, no run, nice shot but that required some brilliance from Warner to prevent a boundary. It was short and outside off. Pujara cuts it well but Warner leaps to his left at point to make that good stop

10.1 Siddle to Pujara, no run, pitched up and outside off, Pujara presses forward to defend well

9.6 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, nicely tossed up on middle stump, Kohli presses forward to defend well

9.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, full and on the leg, Kohli defends it to short leg

9.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and sliding on, Kohli gets back to tap it to mid wicket

9.3 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, slow and on the off, Kohli presses forward to defend but gets a soft leading edge on the offside

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.2 Doherty to Vijay, out Stumped!! The first real big shot that Vijay has tried this innings has cost him his wicket. Doherty bowled this slower and did not allow Vijay to get to the pitch. Vijay was looking to go inside out over cover but was beaten. Haddin completes the easy stumping with Vijay way down the track. Vijay st Haddin b Doherty 26(33) [4s-5]

Doherty to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

9.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, pitched up and on the middle and leg, Vijay pushes it to mid on

8.6 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Pujara gets a thick inside edge and has to quickly turn back to prevent the ball from rolling onto the stumps

8.5 Siddle to Pujara, no run, outside off now, Pujara leans back to punch it firmly to point

8.4 Siddle to Pujara, FOUR, Siddle fires it into the leg again. Pujara whips it with a flourish and all along the ground in the big gap through mid wicket. Siddle knows he's erred there

8.3 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, a lot of width outside off, Vijay reaches out and dabs it down to third man for one more

8.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and outside off, Vijay moves forward to punch it to mid off

8.1 Siddle to Vijay, FOUR, full and on the middle and leg and Vijay loves it there. He stands up tall and flicks it wide of mid on now and picks up another boundary

Replays indicate a slight deflection off the bat. Pujara, unlucky in the first innings, has a stroke of luck now.

7.6 Doherty to Pujara, no run, very loud and confident appeal turned down. Pujara, trying to flick, was hit low on the pad by a very full delivery before it lobbed to slip. Umpire, Kettlebourough is not convinced though and Doherty is not too happy with it

7.5 Doherty to Pujara, no run, flat and on the off, Pujara presses forward to defend

7.4 Doherty to Pujara, no run, full and on the middle and leg, Pujara defends it softly towards mid wicket

Dhawan's injury looks serious. It seems he might miss the next Test as well.

7.3 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Vijay pushes it wide of mid on for a quick single

7.2 Doherty to Pujara, 1 run, floated up on the middle and leg, Pujara turns it in the square leg area for one more

7.1 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, floated up on the off from round the wicket, Vijay punches it down to long off

Welcome back. 15 overs + whatever can be bowled from now till 3:30 PM is what India have to score 103 runs. Should be easy.

So to make things clearer. While the scorecard says that there is a minimum of 20 overs left in the day, we may well have more than just 20 overs as Australia will have to bowl a mandatory 15 overs after 3:30 PM.

The openers have started well. The start has been steady without anything flashy. A run-rate of just above 4 without any trouble. The equation as of now reads 103 needed in a minimum of 20 overs for India to go 3-0 up. They look on course for now and should be willing to go for the target. The risks seem minimal in any case. Australia will be doing their best to slow things down. It's been set up beautifully for the final session. That begins at 2:30 PM. Stay tuned.

6.6 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on a good length and outside off, Pujara tries to force it on the offside but mistimes it down the track. That will be tea on the last day.

6.5 Siddle to Pujara, FOUR, Pujara is growing in confidence too. This is a superb shot. Driven on the up and right in the gap between cover and point.

6.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on the fuller side and just outside off, Pujara taps it softly to point

6.3 Siddle to Pujara, no run, slightly short and outside off, Pujara chops it to point

6.2 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Pujara dabs it to point

6.1 Siddle to Pujara, no run, full and outside off, Pujara punches it to mid off

5.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, right in the blockhole now. Good bowling that. Vijay manages to jam it out.

5.5 Starc to Vijay, no run, bowled with the cross seam by Starc. Still outside off and Vijay defends it solidly

5.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and a bit of shape in, Vijay's bat closes in his hands and the ball goes to mid wicket

5.3 Starc to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay does not mind going up in the air now. It was well outside off again. Vijay frees his arsm and gets it well over point for another boundary. Good shot that

5.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and close to the off stump, Vijay watches it closely and taps it to mid off

5.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, driven well but straight to the fielder again. This time to point as Starc keeps it well outside off again

5.1 Starc to Vijay, wide, Starc has gone a little too far outside off and it's called a wide rightly

Mitchell Starc [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

4.6 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay looks to force it on the offside but gets a thick edge down to third man for just one

4.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Vijay presses forward to defend

4.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, nicely driven on the up but stopped well at cover. It was outside off and Hughes did well to stop a certain boundary

4.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay punches it to cover

4.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and very straight, Vijay stands up tall to push it to mid on

4.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and on the off, Vijay pushes it to mid off

Peter Siddle [1.0-1-0-0] is back into the attack

Change of ends for Siddle.

3.6 Lyon to Pujara, FOUR, superb footwork from Pujara now and even better placement. He skips down to get to the pitch and works it nicely past the man at short mid wicket. He did well to leave no chance for the man in the deep as well

3.5 Lyon to Pujara, no run, slow and turning in from outside off, Pujara moves forward to taps it to short mid wicket

3.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, dragged a little short by Lyon, Vijay gets right back and pulls it straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket

3.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flat and turning in, Vijay gets back to push it down the track

3.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot of air and outside off, Vijay lunges out to defend

3.1 Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, floated up on off, Pujara leans forward and works it down to deep square leg for one

Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Australia are in no hurry to get going. Rahane comes out with a drink and probably a message for Vijay.

2.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, on a good length and very straight, Vijay stands up tall to block

2.5 Starc to Vijay, FOUR, superb placement that from Vijay. It was drifting onto middle and leg. Vijay stands up tall and flicks it elegantly through mid wicket for another boundary

2.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, nipping in from just outside off now, Vijay moves forward to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his back leg

2.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and well outside off again, Vijay leaves with ease

2.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, on the middle and leg now, Vijay pushes it gently to mid on

2.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, Starc keeps it very full again. Vijay drives firmly but straight to the fielder at mid off

1.6 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on a good length and on the off, Pujara stands up tall to defend again

1.5 Siddle to Pujara, no run, pitched up and well outside off, Pujara does not offer a shot

1.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, Siddle keeps it far away from the off stump. Pujara does not have a go at it

1.3 Siddle to Pujara, no run, full and well outside off, no shot offered this time.

1.2 Siddle to Pujara, no run, full and straight, Pujara punches it firmly to mid on

1.1 Siddle to Pujara, no run, good length and on the off, Pujara stands up tall to push it back down the track

Peter Siddle, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Starc to Vijay, FOUR, very poor line from Starc once more and Vijay does not miss out. It was outside leg and Vijay helps it down to the fine leg boundary

0.5 Starc to Pujara, 1 run, full and on the leg again, no swing on offer. Pujara helps it down to fine leg to get off the mark straightaway

0.4 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, full and just outside off, Vijay dabs it wide of point and Pujara responds well for a quick single. There was a direct hit but Pujara was in comfortably

0.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, Vijay stretches forward to block

0.2 Starc to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay gets going very quickly. It was full and on the leg. Vijay flicks it hard through backward square leg for a boundary. It was a very poor line from Starc

0.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and on the middle and leg, Vijay turns it straight to the fielder at square leg

Vijay and Pujara are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Starc will open the attack

No Dhawan. Pujara to open.

Welcome back. Clarke leads his men out while the ground staff continue to roll the pitch.

The thing that most Indian fans will be looking at is this - the target is 133 in a minimum of 27 overs. The chase is going to be very interesting. Will Dhawan be able to come out to open? Remember he was not on field all morning. If not him, then who? All that coming up in just a short while. Stay tuned.

89.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, out Caught by Ashwin!! There comes the much awaited wicket finally. Floated up on the off and turning in, Starc got a thick inside edge onto his pad while he stretched forward to defend. It lobs up wide of leg slip and Ashwin stretches out to latch onto it with his right hand. It ends a fantastic and gritty stand. Starc c Ashwin b Ravindra Jadeja 35(100) [4s-2]

87.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Doherty, no run, flat and turning down the legside, Doherty makes no contact

86.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, a huge appeal for catch but not given, this was flat and full on the legs, Starc looked to whip and the ball lobbed off the pads to the off side, Dhoni ran across and took it. No bat there, I guess

86.5 Ashwin to Starc, FOUR, he plays the flick well, this was full and on the legs, Starc whips it away between midwicket and long on for a boundary

86.4 Ashwin to Starc, no run, a lot of flight down the leg side, Starc misses it and it hits Dhoni on the chest

86.3 Ashwin to Starc, no run, stump to stump, defended off the backfoot

86.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flat and quick on the legs, hits Starc's pads as he tries to flick

86.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Starc gets forward and defends it

85.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Starc hits it hard to long on and retains strike

84.3 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, very slow through the air on middle stump, Doherty goes on the backfoot and blocks

84.2 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, inside edge but safe! Given air on the off, Doherty gets an inside edge that nearly rolls back to the stumps

84.1 Ashwin to Doherty, no run

Ravichandran Ashwin [28.0-8-67-2] is back into the attack

83.6 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and straight, solidly defended off the backfoot back to Bhuvneshwar

83.5 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, leg byes, 1 run, length ball on the legs, goes off the pads to square leg for a leg bye

83.4 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run, good length delivery on the off, Doherty defends it solidly

83.3 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, FOUR, vital, vital runs for Australia. Short and wide delivery with no swing, Doherty goes on the backfoot and cuts it away to square third man, Rahane runs across and dives but the ball wins

83.2 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run

83.1 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, 1 run, to mid off

82.6 Ishant to Doherty, 2 runs, to deep mid wicket

82.5 Ishant to Doherty, no run, good length and outside off, Doherty lets it go

82.4 Ishant to Doherty, FOUR, beautiful shot! Full delivery on the off, Doherty comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover, a perfect cover drive for a boundary

82.3 Ishant to Doherty, no run, that's a good take by Dhoni! Back of length and down the leg side, brushes the thigh pad and goes to the right of Dhoni who dives across and takes a low catch. Ishant and Dhoni don't appeal but Kohli shouts from slip, the umpire is Aleem Dar. He just wants to try his chance. You never know...

82.2 Ishant to Doherty, no run, back of a length and angled away, Doherty pokes and misses

82.1 Ishant to Starc, 1 run, short of length and on the off, Starc pokes and gets an inside edge to square leg for one

Ishant Sharma [8.0-1-27-0] is back into the attack

81.6 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run, banged in short and angled across, left alone

Not much swing for Bhuvneshwar

81.5 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run, good length and around off, Doherty stays in the crease and blocks

81.4 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run, fuller length and on the off, Doherty drives it to cover

81.3 Bhuvneshwar to Doherty, no run, good length and just outside off, Doherty leaves it alone

81.2 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, 1 run, pitched up on the off, Starc drives it to long off for a single

81.1 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, full and wide outside off, Starc lets it go

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [8.0-1-25-3] is back into the attack

They've taken the second new ball

Finally...

80.6 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, pitched outside leg. A huge appeal but that pitched outside leg, Doherty offered no shot and got hit in line, but Aleem Dar was not interested at all

80.5 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, nicely tossed up on the off, driven to mid off

80.4 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, flat delivery on the off, Doherty comes on the frontfoot and blocks

80.3 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, well tossed up on the off, Starc drives it to long on for a single

80.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted deliver and Starc defends it

The second new ball is due now.

80.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Starc leans and defends it

79.6 Tendulkar to Doherty, no run, another googly, Doherty punches it to covers

79.5 Tendulkar to Doherty, no run, the googly, and well bowled as well. Doherty had no clue at all, but manages to block it. Only just

79.4 Tendulkar to Doherty, no run, given air from over the wicket, Doherty gets forward and blocks it to short leg

79.3 Tendulkar to Doherty, no run, flat and well outside off, Doherty stays back and blocks

79.2 Tendulkar to Starc, 1 run, given air outside off, Starc punches it to sweeper cover for a single

79.1 Tendulkar to Starc, no run, and out comes the leg spin! Nearly had Starc as well. Pitches in the rough, spins and bounces into the left hander, hits his body and then the bat but it fell short of silly point

78.6 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, the carrom ball, skids and keeps low, Doherty bends and keeps it away

78.5 Ashwin to Doherty, no run, tossed up delivery on the off, Doherty comes on the frontfoot and blocks

78.4 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, flat and straight, pushed to long on for one

78.3 Ashwin to Starc, no run, very slow through the air, Starc waits and manages to get a glove and then onto his body

78.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, nicely tossed up on the middle and leg, Starc works it to mid wicket, was in the air for a while but short of the fielder

78.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flat ball on the off, Starc gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler

71.1 Ashwin to Haddin, out Lbw!! That looked plumb. This was the carrom ball and Haddin had no clue. Bowled flat and quick, pitched on middle and turned away just a bit, Haddin was on the backfoot and missed it completely. That would have smashed into middle stump and Haddin's resistance is over. Haddin lbw b Ashwin 30(72) [4s-5]

Ashwin to Haddin, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

70.6 Ojha to Starc, no run, extremely solid in defence is Starc, comes right to the pitch and blocks

A silly point, a slip and a short leg

70.5 Ojha to Starc, no run, flighted up on the off, Starc gets forward and blocks

70.4 Ojha to Starc, no run, neatly tossed up but well driven to mid off

70.3 Ojha to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Starc stretches across and blocks

70.2 Ojha to Starc, no run, spinning in from the rough outside off, Starc looks to push it away but the ball turns and hits his pads

70.1 Ojha to Starc, no run, given air on the off, Starc drives it back to the bowler

69.6 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, angled down the leg side, Starc tucks it to backward square leg for a run

69.1 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, a wild slog. Flighted nicely outside off, Haddin looks to heave it away but gets mistimes it badly and ends up dragging it to mid wicket

68.6 Ojha to Haddin, 1 run, nicely driven, tossed up again, Haddin leans and drives it between extra cover and long off, Kumar runs across in the deep and keeps it to one

68.5 Ojha to Haddin, no run, good leave, this pitched on off but Haddin trusts the turn and lets it go outside off

68.4 Ojha to Haddin, no run, tossed up nicely on the off, Haddin drives it to covers

68.3 Ojha to Haddin, no run, once again width outside off, this time it's driven to extra cover

68.2 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flighted again but a lot straighter, Haddin defends

68.1 Ojha to Haddin, FOUR, overpitched and Haddin puts it away, this was too full and too wide outside off, Haddin drives it to the sweeper cover boundary, vacant spaces there

67.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted up but it spins away outside off, easy leave

67.5 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, flat and turning down the leg side, worked to backward square leg easily

67.4 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, the carrom ball now, Starc gets forward and looks to drive through cover, but the ball goes to mid on

67.3 Ashwin to Starc, no run, pushed through the air on the off, Starc gets forward and pushes it to covers

67.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run

67.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run

Back for the second session.

Australia have just about managed to survive the session. As many as 46 overs bowled by India in the session. Phew! The spinners have run through the batting line up, once again. Ashwin was tight, Ojha was brilliant and Jadeja got a couple of wickets, including that of Clarke (for the 5th time in 6 innings). Haddin and Starc have survived till lunch and stretched the lead to 79. How much more can they add? Join us at 12:10 for the next session.

66.6 Ojha to Haddin, no run, a beauty of a ball to end the over. Lovely flight and pitches on off, spins away sharply past Haddin's edge and Dhoni collects it near his face

Last ball before lunch.

66.5 Ojha to Haddin, no run, a solid forward defence this time from Haddin

66.4 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flat and just outside off, Haddin lets it go

66.3 Ojha to Haddin, no run, floated on the off, Haddin gets forward and blocks

66.2 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Haddin leans and blocks

66.1 Ojha to Haddin, no run, given air on the off, Haddin drives it to extra cover

Pragyan Ojha [17.0-4-40-2] is back into the attack

65.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flatter and quicker, Starc is unsure how to play it and ends up poking, gets beaten

65.5 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Starc stretches and defends

65.4 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, nicely tossed up but Haddin stays patient and works it to long on for one

65.3 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, floated around off, Starc gets forward and pushes it away to point for a single

65.2 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, loopy and full, Haddin gets forward and works it to long on for one

65.1 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and turning in quickly, Haddin stays back and gets hit on the pads

Ravichandran Ashwin [20.0-7-50-1] is back into the attack

64.6 Ishant to Starc, no run, pitched up and pushed to covers, a dull period of play now

64.5 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length and on the off, Starc comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid off

57.5 Ojha to Haddin, no run, given air on middle, Haddin leans and blocks it back to the bowler

57.4 Ojha to Haddin, no run, teasing flight outside off, Haddin thought about going after it but let it go

57.3 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flat and on the off, Haddin goes on the backfoot quickly and defends

57.2 Ojha to Haddin, no run, loopy through the air again, Haddin gets forward and blocks

57.1 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Haddin gets forward and blocks

Pragyan Ojha [13.0-3-30-2] is back into the attack

56.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, worked to mid wicket, in the air for a while but fell safe

56.5 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, slogs again but there is a man at deep square leg, a slog-sweep, doesn't connect it well so just a single

56.4 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and around off, Haddin goes on the backfoot and blocks

Now a man at deep mid wicket

56.3 Ashwin to Haddin, FOUR, slog sweep. Loopy and on the middle and leg, Haddin slogs across to the vacant deep mid wicket region for a boundary

56.2 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and angled in down the leg side, Haddin shoulders arms and gets hit on the pads

56.1 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the middle and leg, Starc gets forward and pushes it to mid on for a single

Ravichandran Ashwin [18.0-7-42-1] is back into the attack

55.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flat and angled in from round the wicket, Haddin hurries into his defence

55.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Haddin drives it back to the bowler

55.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, punched back to the bowler

55.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, a bit shorter, Haddin goes on the backfoot and pushes it back to the bowler

55.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flat and around off, Haddin goes on the backfoot and blocks

55.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, in the zone just outside off, Haddin lets it go

Mitchell Starc, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Via @bhogleharsha on twitter: when I said a team making 350+ in a 4 day test shouldn't lose I hadn't budgeted for this level of performance.

54.6 Ojha to Siddle, out Bowled!! Too good for Siddle. This was bowled from wide of the crease, pitches on middle and turns across Siddle's attempted defence to hit off stump. The bowling change has worked, and Ojha is delighted. Siddle b Ojha 13(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ojha to Siddle, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

54.5 Ojha to Siddle, no run, flatter, shorter and outside off, Siddle cuts it to point

54.4 Ojha to Siddle, SIX, more attack. This is much better than just trying to defend. This was loopy and on the off, Siddle puts his frontfoot forward and lofts it straight down the ground, there is a man at long off but it went over him

54.3 Ojha to Siddle, no run, beaten. Flatter and just outside off, Siddle leans and looks to defend but misses

54.2 Ojha to Siddle, no run, loopy ball again, Siddle comes down the track and defends it

54.1 Ojha to Siddle, no run, tossed up delivery on the off, Siddle gets forward and defends it

53.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Haddin works it to short leg

53.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, tossed up delivery on the off, Haddin pushes it to the off side

53.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, quick through the air, Haddin defends off the frontfoot

53.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Haddin pushes it to covers

53.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, tossed up on the off, Haddin defends

53.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, FOUR, that was actually a 6! This was in the slot and Haddin slogged it over long on, it went all the way but the umpire has signalled 4

52.6 Ashwin to Siddle, no run, sharp work from Pujara, this was a low full toss down the leg side, Siddle worked it to the on side but Pujara at short leg was alert and stopped it. A very harsh man would call that a drop

52.5 Ashwin to Siddle, FOUR, Siddle slogs. He wants to attack his way out of trouble, this was tossed up and Siddle lofted it to long off for a boundary

52.4 Ashwin to Siddle, no run, flat and straight, Siddle comes on the frontfoot and blocks

52.3 Ashwin to Siddle, no run, a carrom ball, a bit short and allows Siddle to go back and block

52.2 Ashwin to Siddle, no run, turning in sharply from outside off, Siddle gets hit on the pads

52.1 Ashwin to Siddle, no run, flighted delivery on the off, driven to mid off

Why is Siddle ahead of Starc? Cannot understand.

51.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, loopy and full, Haddin defends it to the on side

51.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flat and skiddy, Haddin goes on the backfoot and blocks

51.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, flat and outside off, Haddin leans and gets hit on the pads, an optimistic appeal for lbw this time

51.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, they're appealing for a bat-pad. Ravindra Jadeja is already celebrating but Kettleborough says no. Flat and angled in, Haddin looks to work it across and it goes off the pads to short leg. 2 noises? Cannot say for sure. Looked close, but tough to be sure

51.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, 3 runs, edged and away, tossed up on the off, Siddle pushes at it, gets a slight edge that goes to third man for 3 runs

Peter Siddle, right handed bat, comes to the crease

51.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Henriques, out Caught&Bowled!! What a catch! Jadeja is showing his fielding skills, and they're damn good. This was tossed up on the off, Henriques leans and pushes hard at it, it was going away from the bowler but Jadeja flung himself to his left and plucked it quickly. Sharp reflexes, and another wicket. Australia are falling apart. Henriques c and b Ravindra Jadeja 2(10)

Ravindra Jadeja to Henriques, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

50.6 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and turning in from middle stump, goes off the thigh pad to leg slip

50.5 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, Haddin has completely lost his balance. He is on the ground. This was loopy and on the off, Haddin stretched and fell down as he defended, he has a smile on his face though

50.4 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, a bit of extra bounce, but Haddin stands tall and blocks

50.3 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and on the off, Haddin stays back and defends it

50.2 Ashwin to Henriques, 1 run, loopy and spinning in again, Henriques works it to mid wicket for one

50.1 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, flighted delivery turning in, Haddin works it to deep mid wicket for one

49.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Henriques, no run, floated around middle, Henriques leans and jams his bat onto the ball, a slight bat-pad but it falls on the pitch

49.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Henriques, no run, floated on the off, Henriques gets forward and blocks

49.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Henriques, no run, given air on the off, defended

Some drama around the Clarke dismissal. Some Australian journalists are saying that it was indeed a no ball from Jadeja. I cannot comment though - we didn't get any replays

48.6 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, risky leave! Pitched outside off and spun in sharply from there, Haddin leaves and the ball goes just above off stump

48.5 Ashwin to Henriques, 1 run, tossed up on the middle and leg, Henriques works it to square leg for one, off the mark

48.4 Ashwin to Henriques, no run, loopy and on the off, Henriques leans and pushes it back to the bowler

Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.3 Ashwin to Hughes, out Lbw!! Hughes is gone now! But I'm not sure that's a good decision. Aleem Dar is the umpire - Hughes is unlucky there. This was flat and pitched on leg, Hughes went back and missed it, the impact was on leg and it wasn't straightening enough. Missing leg for sure, Hughes struggled his way to 69 important runs in his career but has lost his wicket to a poor decision. Have to feel for him, but India are closing in. Hughes lbw b Ashwin 69(147) [4s-11 6s-1]

Ashwin to Hughes, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

48.2 Ashwin to Hughes, FOUR, more flight on that one, Hughes takes a step out, takes it on the full and flicks it away to deep mid wicket for a boundary

48.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat and straight, Hughes stays back and defends

After the dismissal of Clarke, Jadeja raised his left hand and gestured "5". Obviously refering to the number of times he has got him out

45.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Clarke, out Caught by Pujara!! It's official. Clarke is Jadeja's bunny. 5th time in 6 innings Jadeja has got Clarke out. This was flat, full and angled in, Clarke looked to work it across and got a slight inside edge which lobbed off the pads to short leg, the umpire Kettleborough took a long time to make his decision but sends him back in the end. They checked for the no ball as well, but Clarke remains out. Huge wicket, needless to say. Michael Clarke c Pujara b Ravindra Jadeja 18(49) [4s-3]

Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Clarke, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Clarke is out

45.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, 1 run, more flight on that one, Hughes pushes it to long on

45.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, turning in from off stump, Hughes clips it to square leg

45.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, flat and on middle, Hughes goes on the backfoot and blocks

35.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, 1 run, quickly turning in from off stump line, Hughes clips it to fine leg for one

35.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, quick and down the leg side, Hughes works it to short leg

35.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, flat and straight, Hughes stays back and blocks

So Jadeja has replaced Ojha. Ojha was in a good rhythm, but probably Jadeja's success against Clarke is the reason

35.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Clarke, 1 run, flat and full delivery, Clarke drives it to mid off for a quick single

Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-1-11-0] is back into the attack

34.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flighted on the off, defended back to Ashwin

34.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, loopy and full, worked to mid wicket

34.4 Ashwin to Hughes, FOUR, an inside edge and another boundary, quick and straight ball, Hughes looks to defend and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg, Ojha gives chase and slides but cannot stop it

34.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flighted up around off, Hughes stays back and defends it

34.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, a touch shorter, Hughes defends off the backfoot

34.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow through the air on off stump, Hughes gets forward and blocks

Ashwin from round the wicket

33.6 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, lovely delivery to end the over, slow through the air and turning across Clarke's defence, Dhoni whips the bails but Clarke never left the crease

33.5 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, given air on middle, Clarke defends to the on side

33.4 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, flat and straight, Clarke gets forward and works it to the on side

33.3 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, flighted delivery, Clarke defends it to short leg

33.2 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, nearly a freak run out! Sharp work from Vijay. Clarke defends off the backfoot to silly point, Vijay makes a sharp stop and throws it back with his left hand, Clarke was caught unawares and came out of his crease but returned in time, a direct hit would have been interesting

33.1 Ojha to Michael Clarke, 2 runs, too full and straight, Clarke flicks it to deep mid wicket for a couple

32.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow and turning across, Hughes goes on the backfoot and blocks

Hughes has been very patient and defensive today

32.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, given air on the off, Hughes hurries back and blocks

32.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, attacking the stumps, Hughes loses his balance but manages to defend

Two silly points and a slip

32.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, quick through the air on the middle and leg, Hughes is hurried onto his defence

Ashwin from over the wicket now

32.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flighted delivery on the off, defended off the backfoot

32.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat through the air on the middle and leg, Hughes works it to backward square leg

31.6 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, bat or pad first? That was the only question. Flat and straight ball, Clarke came forward to defend and jammed it onto his pads. I think it was bat first, an lbw appeal goes against India

31.5 Ojha to Hughes, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Hughes works it to mid wicket for one

31.4 Ojha to Hughes, no run, flat and outside off, Hughes defends it

Now there's a man at deep mid

31.3 Ojha to Hughes, 2 runs, Hughes' first runs today and it's not too convincing. Goes on his knees and plays a slog-sweep, gets a bit of a top edge but it lands in the vacant deep mid region

31.2 Ojha to Michael Clarke, 1 run, a bit shortter, Clarke works it to mid wicket for a single

31.1 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, flat and straight, Clarke defends it

The last time India and Australia played a Test in Mohali, a gentleman called VVS Laxman came in to bat in the final day with a sore back and took his team out of trouble. That turned out to be one unbelievable finish. Can Clarke do something similar here?

30.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat and quick through the air, Hughes stays back and blocks

30.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow through the air on the off, Hughes is solid in defence

30.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, quick through the air on the off, Hughes defends off the frontfoot

30.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, given air on middle stump, Hughes defends

30.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up delivery on the off, Hughes gets forward and blocks

29.6 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, unplayable delivery. Nothing you can do about those. Pitches on middle, draws Clarke forward and turns sharply past the edge. Too good

29.5 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, flat and short delivery outside off, Clarke cuts it to point

29.4 Ojha to Michael Clarke, FOUR, another poor ball, another boundary. Ojha has suddenly lost his line this over, another delivery down the leg side and Clarke helps it away to fine leg

29.3 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, flat and on the off, Clarke gets forward and blocks

Clarke isn't looking too comfortable. He's clearly in pain

29.2 Ojha to Michael Clarke, FOUR, Australia are into the lead and Clarke escapes a pair. Full and down the leg side, Clarke clips it to deep backward square leg region for a boundary

29.1 Ojha to Michael Clarke, no run, a huge appeal for lbw first ball! But not given. This was flat and angled in, Clarke came forward to defend but got hit on the pad in front of leg, that was missing leg

28.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Hughes looks to work it across but jams it to the on side

28.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, extra bounce! Kicks off suddenly from length spot, Hughes stands tall and somehow manages to keep it down

28.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, nice flight and dip in the off stump line, Hughes comes on the frontfoot and blocks

28.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, loopy and full on middle, Hughes blocks to the on side

So the captain is in for Australia. That's good news for them.

28.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, a lot straighter, Hughes goes on the backfoot and blocks

27.6 Ojha to Lyon, out Caught by Dhoni!! Well deserved. Very well deserved wicket for Ojha. Perfect flight, pitches at good length on off, draws Lyon forward and spins to take a slight edge to Dhoni. Kohli will be relieved - that drop catch hasn't cost much. Lyon c Dhoni b Ojha 18(48) [4s-3]

Ojha to Lyon, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

27.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, full and straight delivery, Lyon looks to work across but gets an inside edge onto the pads

27.3 Ojha to Lyon, no run, beaten. Lovely delivery - nice flight and some turn, Lyon was prodding forward but beaten by the turn

27.2 Ojha to Lyon, FOUR, he just touched it! Flat and full ball, Lyon just pushed it off the frontfoot just to the right of Ashwin at mid on, Ash didn't dive and kept chasing but the ball won. Obviously

27.1 Ojha to Lyon, no run, loopy and full, Lyon gets forward and drives it to mid off

26.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up ball on off, Hughes forward defends it, a maiden from Ashwin

26.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, floated around off, Hughes comes on the frontfoot and blocks

26.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, quick through the air, Hughes goes on the backfoot and blocks

26.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, pushed through the air, Hughes gets forward and blocks

26.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slowly tossed up on the off, Hughes comes on the frontfoot and blocks

25.6 Ojha to Lyon, no run, given air on middle, defended

25.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, a forward defence now, much more solid

25.4 Ojha to Lyon, 2 runs, catch dropped by Kohli. He continues to struggle at that slip position. This was a beautiful delivery - drew Lyon forward and got the edge, it flew to the left of 1st slip and Kohli got a hand to it but couldn't hold on. Not the easiest of catches, but well, you have to take those

25.3 Ojha to Lyon, no run, tossed up on the legs, Lyon flicks it to short leg

25.2 Ojha to Lyon, no run, pulls back the length a bit, Lyon leans and defends

25.1 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid on

Pragyan Ojha [2.0-1-1-0] is back into the attack

Two slips and 2 short legs

24.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, another half appeal for lbw, loopy and angled in, Hughes misses but that was going down the leg side

24.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, from round the wicket and full on middle, Hughes jams it

Dhawan is off the field. He injured himself while fielding yesterday. Rahane is in.

24.1 Ashwin to Lyon, 1 run, finally Hughes gets the strike, Lyon works it to square leg and gets a single

23.6 Ishant to Lyon, 1 run, Lyon retains strike again! Is he protecting Hughes in the morning too? Pushes this to mid on and runs across

23.5 Ishant to Lyon, no run, pitched up delivery on the off, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover

23.4 Ishant to Lyon, no run, beaten again, good length and outside off, Lyon looks to defend but doesn't get to the line

23.3 Ishant to Lyon, no run, again short of length but straighter, defended solidly off the backfoot

23.2 Ishant to Lyon, no run, beaten. Back of length and moving away just outside off, Lyon pokes and misses

23.1 Ishant to Lyon, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Lyon lets it go

22.6 Ashwin to Lyon, 1 run, turning in, this time Lyon works it off the backfoot to deep square leg, again he retains the strike

22.5 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, another solid forward defence, tight lines from Ashwin but Lyon is solid

22.4 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, a bit of turn from outside off, Lyon stretches out and blocks

22.3 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, given air on middle stump, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

Four fielders around the bat

22.2 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, slow through the air on the off, Lyon leans and blocks

22.1 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, flighted ball on the off, Lyon gets forward and defends it

21.6 Ishant to Lyon, 1 run, strays on the legs again, Lyon clips it to fine leg and retains strike

21.5 Ishant to Lyon, no run, beaten. A bit of reverse swing away from the right hander, Lyon pushes at it and gets beaten

21.4 Ishant to Lyon, no run, back of a length and keeping low outside off, Lyon lets it go

21.3 Ishant to Lyon, FOUR, poor delivery. Lyon is away with a boundary, full and on the legs, Lyon flicks it away to deep mid wicket for the first four of the day

21.2 Ishant to Lyon, no run, short ball again, Lyon stands tall and defends it

21.1 Ishant to Lyon, no run, Ishant starts the day with a bouncer on off stump line, Lyon sways away from the line

Hughes and Lyon and in the middle. Haddin is padded up. So he'll be next. In other news, Shane Watson is going to return for the last Test in Delhi.

The biggest problem for Australia is that it's still not known where Clarke will bat. I'm sure he will bat though, should the need arise.

Day 5, 8:50 - Welcome to day 5. This could be a fascinating day. Australia have a lot of hardwork to do with the bat. They trail by 16, have 7 wickets in hand, and need to bat out as many overs as they can. India still have time - with 3 spinners in their eleven, the over-rate is going to be high and that will give them enough time to force a result. The first step towards that though will be to take the remaining 7 wickets.

It promises to be a very interesting last day. Play begins at 9:00 AM. Do join us then. Cheers and goodbye for now.

Vijay: "The partnership (with Dhawan) was unbelievable. It was a great joy to watch Dhawan from the other end. He had an incredible amount of time to play his strokes. I wanted to play straight and I'm working on my game. It's not an easy wicket to bat on. It's getting slower and lower. If we get some early wickets tomorrow, it's going to be a great game."

It's been a good session for India, thanks to Bhuvneshwar Kumar's three wickets. Australia still trail by 16 runs and with the injury to Clarke, it pegs them back further. It's still not clear when Clarke will come out to bat. Phil Hughes battled away his spin demons by going hard at the pacers initially. He remained scratchy through the innings but importantly has stayed unbeaten on 53. A minimum of 98 overs is left tomorrow for India to try and force a result. That looks a distinct possibility on a track that is aiding the spinners.

20.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow and straight from round the wicket, Hughes defends it watchfully. That will be stumps on day 4.

More nervous moments for Hughes.

Ashwin delays the ball and in fact it slips out of his hand as he runs in. He comes from round the wicket now.

20.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up on the leg, Hughes defends it on the onside

20.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat and sliding on, Hughes punches it to mid off

20.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, a lot more flight again, it pitches outside leg, turns away and hits the glove to drop past silly point

20.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, given a lot of air outside off, Hughes pushes out with firm hands and gets a thickish leading edge towards point

Four men around the bat now.

20.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up on off from over the wicket, Hughes gets back tentatively to block

Last over of the day coming up.

19.6 Ojha to Lyon, no run, tossed up on the leg now, Lyon pushes it straight to the fielder at mid on

19.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, given a lot of air outside off, Lyon pushes it to mid off

19.4 Ojha to Lyon, no run, tossed up on the off, Lyon strides out to defend

19.3 Ojha to Lyon, no run, very nicely bowled now. Slow through the air and turning away to beat the outside edge

18.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow and on the middle and leg, Hughes gets right back to defend

17.6 Ojha to Lyon, no run, full and on the off from round the wicket, Lyon comes out to block again

17.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, floated up on the middle and leg, Lyon presses forward to block

17.4 Ojha to Lyon, no run, floated up on the off, Lyon moves forward to play it uppishly in front of point

17.3 Ojha to Hughes, 1 run, an appeal for a run out but the third umpire has an easy decision to make. Hughes turned this wide of mid wicket and the throw from Jadeja was a little too slow. Lyon slides and makes his ground well before Dhoni whips the baills off

17.2 Ojha to Hughes, no run, slow through the air and outside off, Hughes moves forward to defend

17.1 Ojha to Hughes, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg, Hughes turns it softly past short leg

Pragyan Ojha, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

16.6 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, floated up outside off and with good turn in and bounce. Lyon turns it just wide of leg slip

16.5 Ashwin to Hughes, 1 run, full once more, Hughes pushes it softly in front of mid off for a quick single

16.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, nicely tossed up on the middle and leg, Hughes moves forward to block again

16.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, pushed through quicker and on the off, Hughes stays in the crease to block

16.2 Ashwin to Hughes, FOUR, streaky but Hughes has got to fifty. His 6th in Tests. He reached out to drive through cover but got a thick outside edge that landed wide of backward point and into the boundary

16.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow and on the leg, Hughes presses forward and is hit on the pad

15.6 Bhuvneshwar to Lyon, no run, full and moving in, Lyon keeps the bat very close to the pad to push it to mid on

15.5 Bhuvneshwar to Lyon, no run, Bhuvneshwar goes wide of the crease now and slants it in, very full too. Lyon pushes it back down the track

15.4 Bhuvneshwar to Lyon, no run, full and nipping in a shade, keeping low too. Lyon gets his bat down just about in time to block

15.3 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, leg byes, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar did get some swing back in but the line was wrong. It was on the leg and Hughes is hit on the pad before it rolls fine

15.2 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, angled across again, Hughes goes for a hard cut but misses

15.1 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, FOUR, Hughes is getting some real gifts now. This was full and tailing down the legside, Hughes glances it fine to the boundary and moves on to 47

14.6 Ashwin to Lyon, FOUR, slightly short and turning down the legside, Lyon works it past the man at leg slip for another boundary

14.5 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, nicely tossed up again, Lyon comes on the frontfoot to block. Ashwin is bowling at a very good pace now.

14.4 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, given a lot of flight and outside off, Lyon moves forward to push it to mid off

14.3 Ashwin to Hughes, 1 run, floated up outside off, Hughes presses forward to push it through cover for a quick single

14.2 Ashwin to Hughes, FOUR, a little too short, Hughes gets back now to cut it hard to the cover fence

14.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, beautifully bowled by Ashwin. This pitches on middle and leg, turns big and beats Hughes completely. There was so much bounce that it actually hit Dhoni on the helmet

13.6 Bhuvneshwar to Lyon, no run, dug in short and slanted in, Lyon bends back and allows it to go past his chest

Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Will we see Clarke at least now? 7 overs left in the day. The answer is no. A nightwatchman now.

13.5 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, out Bowled!! Bhuvneshwar is on fire. This is superb bowling. Smith is all squared up as this one pitches on off and he plays inside the line to a delivery that did not do too much. He misses it completely and the off stump is knocked out. Bhuvneshwar has given India a big boost with these quick wickets. Steven Smith b Bhuvneshwar 5(19)

Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

13.4 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, full with a bit of shape in, Smith moves forward to defend well again

13.3 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up and on the off, Smith punches it firmly to cover

13.2 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, slanted in by Bhuvneshwar, Smith turns it softly to short mid wicket

13.1 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, 2 runs, on a good length and outside off, Smith punches it on the up and nicely between cover and point

12.1 Ashwin to Hughes, 1 run, tosed up on the middle and leg, Hughes presses forward to turn it through square leg for one

Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

11.6 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, just outside off, Smith opens the face and pushes it to point

11.5 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, 1 run, full and angled in again from round the wicket, Hughes turns it down to deep square leg

11.4 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, a loud appeal. Looked a good one too. Hughes was hit on the pad by a delivery angled in from round the wicket. It struck him in line with the stumps but something stops Kettleborough from raising his finger. Not sure what that is

11.3 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, on the off from round the wicket, Hughes pushes it back to Bhuvneshwar

11.2 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Smith reaches out to run it down to third man

11.1 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, 1 run, full and outside off, Hughes gets back and dabs it down to third man for one more

10.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, 1 run, floated up outside off, Hughes presses forward and turns it uppishly past short leg for one

10.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, flat from over the wicket, Hughes taps it to silly point

10.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, FOUR, pushed through quick and outside off, Hughes stays back and opens the face of the bat to dab it to the third man fence

10.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, Ravindra Jadeja comes from round the wicket and keeps it outside off, Hughes gets right back to defend

10.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, SIX, Hughes is showing a lot of positive intent now. He comes down a little and lofts this firmly and just over the long on boundary

9.6 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, full and well outside off, Smith does not offer a shot

9.5 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up and outside off, Smith presses forward to push it to point

9.4 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, no run, full and just outside off, Smith stays in the crease to block

9.3 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, 1 run, a lot of width outside off, Hughes leans back and dabs it down to third man for one

9.2 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full and outside off, Hughes punches it to mid off

9.1 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full, straight and keeping low. Hughes gets his bat down just in time to keep it out.

8.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on outside off now, Smith does not offer a shot this time

8.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, on the off, Smith continues to block

8.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, floated up, Smith defends it on the frontfoot

8.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, floated up outside off, Smith drives hard and into silly point again

8.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, floated up, Smith presses forward to defend but it lobs to silly point. Muted appeal but there was not bat on it

8.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, this could have been a freakish dismissal. Smith drove hard and in the air but straight into Pujara at silly point. He tried to take it on the rebound but does not get there

8.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, this could have been a freakish dismissal. Smith drove hard and in the air but straight into Pujara at silly point

Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

7.6 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, 1 run, to mid wicket

7.6 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Smith gets off the mark by working it gently through mid wicket

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Still no Michael Clarke. No news about his injury either.

7.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, out Lbw!! Bhuvneshwar gets his 2nd wicket and that delights the crowd. The umpire thought long and hard about the decision before sending Cowan off. This pitched just about in line with leg stump, that call could have gone either way though. Nothing doubtful about the impact. Cowan was pressing forward to defend but was struck on the front pad and in front of middle. That would have gone on to hit middle and off. Ed Cowan lbw b Bhuvneshwar 8(20) [4s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

7.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, full and on the off, Cowan presses forward to defend again

7.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, full again, Cowan walks down the track and defends it comfortably to mid on

7.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, full and on the middle and leg, Cowan turns it to square leg

7.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, full and just outside off, Cowan strides out to defend

6.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, the carrom ball but it is very full, Hughes jams it back down the track

6.4 Ashwin to Hughes, 2 runs, worked to backward square leg for a couple

6.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, nicely tossed up and Hughes is all squared up as he defends. Very tentative batting

6.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 3 runs, a thickish edge but it get Cowan three runs. He went back for the cut and played it from off stump to get it past 2nd slip. Rahane slides and pulls it back just inside the ropes

6.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, a backfoot defence, this was a flat ball

Two slips and a short leg in place. Ashwin continues from round the wicket.

5.6 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full and on the leg again, Hughes is hit on the pad before it rolls to Dhoni

5.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, leg byes, 1 run, very full and on the leg, Cowan misses the flick and is hit on the pad

5.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, slightly short and some room outside off, Cowan punches it hard but straight to cover

5.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, a very optimistic appeal now after hitting Cowan on the pad. This was pitching way outside leg though

5.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, pitched up and outside off, Cowan presses forward to push it to wide mid off

5.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, full and straight, Cowan presses forward to block down the track

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

4.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, sliding on from round the wicket again, Hughes was shaping for the cut but mistimes it to cover.

4.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, Ashwin follows up the vicious turner with one sliding on. Hughes plays it very late but manages to keep it out

4.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, an absolute ripper now. This was quick, pitches on off and fizzes away sharply. Hughes is beaten all ends up.

4.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, pushed through quick and sliding on from round the wicket, Hughes stays in the crease to block

4.2 Ashwin to Hughes, FOUR, the confidence is showing. Hughes goes back to a slightly short delivery and cuts it nicely to the backward point fence

4.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, floated up outside off, Hughes taps it to silly point

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Just as I type that, on comes Ashwin to Hughes. He's dismissed him 3 times already in this series.

How much longer before Dhoni brings on a spinner? Not much I think.

3.6 Ishant to Hughes, 1 run, Ishant tries out a slower delivery but that does not fool Hughes. He waits a little longer and dabs it to sweeper cover

3.5 Ishant to Hughes, no run, a lot fuller and outside off, Hughes presses forward to defend it to cover

3.4 Ishant to Hughes, no run, on a good length from round the wicket now, Hughes blocks it watchfully from the crease

3.3 Ishant to Hughes, FOUR, a lot of width on offer outside off, Ishant wanted Hughes to go for the drive and he does that well. This was punched really hard square on the offside. Hughes is certainly enjoying pace a lot more than spin

3.3 Ishant to Hughes, no ball, Ishant oversteps but angles it outside off, Hughes slashes out but it goes under the bat

3.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, full and outside off, Cowan pushes it softly between cover and point for a quick single

3.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Cowan presses forward to block

2.6 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, FOUR, a completely unnecessary throw from Kohli this. It was chopped straight to him at 2nd slip and he fires it in at the bowler's end. There was no one backing up and that will not impress Bhuvneshwar

2.5 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full and a lot closer to the off stump, Hughes tries to drive hard but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads

2.4 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, FOUR, very full and outside off, Hughes reaches out and slashes this one to the right of backward point. Dhawan moves across quickly from third man but does not manage to keep it inside the ropes

2.3 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, on the off, Hughes hops up in the crease to block well

2.2 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, FOUR, full and outside off, Hughes presses forward and runs it down to the vacant third man area to pick up his first boundary, gets off the mark too.

2.1 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, an inside edge now but it does not carry. It was full and well outside off, Hughes slashed really hard and he is lucky that the edge did not carry

1.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, full and slanted outside off, Cowan does not offer a shot

1.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, FOUR, full and well outside off, Cowan presses forward and opens the face of the bat to run it down to the third man boundary. Ishant completes his follow through by going right next to Cowan

1.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, very straight now. Cowan stays still to block it well

1.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, Ishant keeps it full and straight. Cowan presses forward to push it down the track

1.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, full and just outside off, Cowan gets a good stride out to block

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Three slips in place for Ishant.

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full and on the off, Hughes taps it to short cover

0.5 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, on the middle and leg, Hughes taps it to mid wicket

0.4 Bhuvneshwar to Hughes, no run, full and straight, Hughes gets right behind the line to block

Phillip Hughes, left handed bat, comes to the crease

No Clarke at No 3. Remember he was struggling with his back all day.

0.3 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, out Caught by Dhoni!! This time Bhuvneshwar gets his man. Poor shot from Warner but the excuse will be - that's the way he plays. The delivery was well outside off and Warner slashed hard. The thick edge is lapped gleefully by Dhoni and that's a big wicket for India. Warner c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 2(3)

Bhuvneshwar to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

0.2 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, 2 runs, was that a catch dropped? No. It falls agonisingly short of Ashwin at first slip. It was a thick outside edge as Warner poked out to a delivery angled across.

0.1 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, full and straight, Warner defends it down the track

Warner and Ed Cowan are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

Funny scenes. The ground staff are yet to finish rolling the pitch but Warner is out there taking his guard. The Indians and the umpires wait around as the roller is rolled out slowly.

Australia have did well to keep the lead down to just 91. At one point, it seemed that India would comfortably go past 550 or even more. Starc and Siddle ended those hopes with a spirited display after the 2nd new ball was taken. Kohli managed to remain unbeaten on 67 and his stand with Bhuvneshwar did help India stretch the lead. Questions will still remain if India missed a chance to go for the kill by nor pushing on. Australia have 21 overs to bat out today and that begins shortly. Stay tuned.

132.1 Siddle to Ojha, out Bowled!! Siddle's rewarded with his 7th five-fer in Tests. He did well to keep it very straight, Ojha was late to bring the bat down and could only watch the off stump being knocked out of the ground. Ojha b Siddle 1(2)

Siddle to Ojha, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

131.6 Henriques to Virat Kohli, FOUR, all class that from Kohli. He makes little room by moving outside leg and punches this firmly on the up and right in the gap through cover. No fielder moved an inch to try and get to the ball. The placement was just perfect

131.5 Henriques to Ojha, 1 run, full and outside off, Ojha leans out and runs it down to third man to get off the mark

Two slips in place as Henriques comes from round the wicket.

131.4 Henriques to Virat Kohli, 1 run, the slower off-cutter from Henriques. Kohli waits for it and dabs it down to sweeper cover. He is happy to bring Ojha on strike for the last two balls.

131.2 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, Henriques tries to keep it full and straight but goes down the legside

131.1 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, full and just outside off, Kohli gets right behind the line to defend

Pragyan Ojha, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Will be interesting to see Kohli's approach now.

130.6 Siddle to Ishant, out Caught by Haddin!! Wicket number 4 for Siddle. He set Ishant up quite nicely. The first two came in, this one though holds its line outside off. Ishant pokes out late and gets a thick edge. Haddin makes the low catch look simple and Australia peg away after tea, just like they did after lunch. Ishant c Haddin b Siddle 0(3)

Siddle to Ishant, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

130.5 Siddle to Ishant, no run, Siddle continues to attack the stumps. Ishant defends it solidly

130.4 Siddle to Ishant, no run, full and straight, Ishant pushes it to cover

130.3 Siddle to Virat Kohli, 1 run, a real good drive on the up from Kohli now. Warner moves across quickly to his left, puts in the dive and saves at least a couple

130.2 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full with some shape in, Kohli presses forward to block

130.1 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli gets right behind the line to defend

Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

129.6 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by Haddin!! Henriques springs a surprise with a shortish delivery now. It did climb up but was heading down the legside, Bhuvneshwar wanted to turn it away but only managed a half-hearted poke. The ball kisses Bhuvneshwar's glove before settling into Haddin's. Bhuvneshwar c Haddin b Henriques 18(57) [4s-2]

Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

129.5 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, on the off, Bhuvneshwar stands up tall to block

129.4 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, pitched up and outside off, Bhuvneshwar pushes it softly to mid on

129.3 Henriques to Virat Kohli, 1 run, on the leg, Kohli works it down to fine leg for one more

129.2 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, good length and just outside off, Kohli pushes it to mid off

129.1 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli pushes it to mid on

128.6 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, slightly short and outside off, Bhuvneshwar punches it to cover. That's Siddle's 9th maiden over of the innings

128.5 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, on a good length and outside off, Bhuvneshwar stands up tall to block

128.4 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full and angled in, Bhuvneshwar continues to defend solidly

128.3 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, pitched up again and outside off, Bhuvneshwar punches it to mid off

128.2 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, outside off now with a bit of shape in, Bhuvneshwar shoulders arms

128.1 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, a little swing in, Bhuvneshwar watches it closely and blocks

127.6 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, Henriques goes with a slower delivery now. Easily spotted by Bhuvneshwar and he dabs it down to third man

127.5 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full and just outside off, Bhuvneshwar hangs back to block it from the crease

127.4 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, much fuller and outside off, Bhuvneshwar punches it firmly but straight to mid off

127.3 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full and straight, Kumar blocks it to short mid wicket

127.2 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, angled in and just outside off, Kumar blocks it on the offside

127.1 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, on the off. Kumar punches it back down the track

Australia have a captain again. Clarke's back on the field.

126.6 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, leg byes, 1 run, very loud appeal from Siddle and the slip cordon but Aleem Dar is not interested. It was angled in and hit Kumar in front of leg but the angle was taking it further down

126.5 Siddle to Virat Kohli, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Kohli flicks firmly and down to deep mid wicket for one

126.4 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Kohli pushes it back down the track

Michael Clarke is off the field once again today.

126.3 Siddle to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, on the middle and leg, Kohli turns it off his pads and down to deep backward square leg. The duo run well to pick two for it

126.2 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full with a bit of shape in, Kohli turns it along the ground to short mid wicket

126.1 Siddle to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli stands up tall to defend towards mid wicket

Peter Siddle [26.0-8-67-3] is back into the attack

125.6 Henriques to Bhuvneshwar, no run, pitched up and outside off, Kumar lunges out to punch it to cover

125.5 Henriques to Virat Kohli, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Kohli flicks it firmly and down to deep square leg

125.4 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, full and just outside off, Kohli gets right behind the line to push it to mid on

125.3 Henriques to Virat Kohli, no run, full and straight, Kohli presses forward to block well

125.2 Henriques to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, Henriques overcompenstes and goes full on the middle and leg. Kohli flicks it down to deep mid wicket. Doherty fumbles and allows them an easy second

125.1 Henriques to Virat Kohli, FOUR, a loosener outside off and Kohli does not miss out. It was short and well outside off. Kohli cuts it hard and past point for a boundary straight after tea

Welcome back. Will we see some urgency from India now?

Weird tactics from India in this session. Australia struck with the second new ball and ran through the lower middle order. One would have expected India to go after the bowling at that stage but they continued to bat at a slow pace. Kohli helped himself to a fifty, while Kumar is giving him company. India cannot lose from here. Maybe they'll realise that and go after the bowling in the last session. Join us at 2:30 PM

124.6 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 6th Test fifty for Kohli as he whips one to long on. Duncan Fletcher and the rest of the dressing room stands up to applaud. That ends the session

Last ball before Tea

124.5 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, a low full toss now, Bhuvneshwar works it to deep mid wicket for one

124.4 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, no run, slowly turning across, Kumar looks to cut but drags it back to Steven Smith

124.3 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, another short ball, another boundary. This is surely Smith's last over in the innings. Pulled away wide of midwicket and long on for a boundary

124.2 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, 1 run, pitches it short this time, Kohli punches it to long on

124.1 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, FOUR, the problem with Steven Smith is that he'll bowl full tosses now and then. Kohli won't miss out, he slaps it away between deep midwicket and long on, Lyon moves to his right and dives but cannot stop it

123.6 Lyon to Bhuvneshwar, no run, leans and works it to the on side

123.5 Lyon to Virat Kohli, 1 run, short ball, Kohli pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single

123.4 Lyon to Virat Kohli, FOUR, brilliant shot. Flighted up a bit too much, Kohli takes a step out and whips it with the spin between midwicket and long on, superb footwork and placement

123.3 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, beaten. Lovely delivery - nice flight, drawing him forward and then beating him with the straighter one

123.2 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and turning in, Kohli looks to work it away but misses

123.1 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, comes down the track and drives it to cover

122.6 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, that's a lovely shot. A bit too short, Kumar rocks back and pulls it just wide of the man at deep mid wicket for a boundary

122.5 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, no run, loopy and around off, Bhuvneshwar comes on the frontfoot and blocks

122.4 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, no run, shouts of catch it but just short of short leg. Bhuvneshwar looks to defend and gets a bat-pad, falls just in front of Hughes

122.3 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, 1 run, again a short ball, again pulled straight to deep mid wicket

122.2 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, a very short ball, Kumar pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single

Two slips and a short leg in place

122.1 Steven Smith to Bhuvneshwar, no run, nice and loopy delivery, driven to mid on

121.6 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, fired in on the off, another defence to end the over

121.5 Lyon to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, takes a step out of his crease and works it to deep mid wicket, a misfield by Doherty makes it 2

121.4 Lyon to Virat Kohli, no run, tossed up on the off, a backfoot defence

108.4 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, fuller length and on the off, Bhuvneshwar bends and defends it

108.3 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, stump to stump line, Bhuvneshwar sefends it

108.2 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, back of a length and outside off, Bhuvneshwar defends off the backfoot

108.1 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, short of length delivery on off, Bhuvneshwar stays back and defends it

107.6 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, back of a length and outside off, left alone

Clarke is off the field due to a back injury. Nothing serious though.

107.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, good length ball on off, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and blocks

107.4 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, full delivery on the off, keeps a bit low as well, Kohli defends it. He looks at the bottom of his bat

107.3 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Kohli clips it to mid wicket

107.2 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Kohli goes on the backfoot and blocks

107.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up delivery outside off, Kohli leans and drives it to mid off

106.6 Siddle to Bhuvneshwar, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Kumar lets it go

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

106.5 Siddle to Ashwin, out Caught by Haddin!! Another poke, another edge. The pacers are running through India's lower order with the second new ball. Once again the scrambled seam delivery around off, Ashwin comes on the frontfoot and pushes at it, gets a faint edge to Haddin. Ashwin c Haddin b Siddle 4(6) [4s-1]

Siddle to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

106.4 Siddle to Ashwin, FOUR, overpitched and Ashwin gets off the mark with a boundary. Full ball outside off, Ashwin leans and drives it to deep extra cover, as always he times it well

106.3 Siddle to Ashwin, no run, short of length ball on off, Ashwin stands tall and defends it

106.2 Siddle to Ashwin, no run, back of a length and closer to the off stump, Ashwin defends it to the off side

106.1 Siddle to Ashwin, no run, short of length delivery outside off, keeps low and goes through Ashwin's poke, rolls to Haddin

105.6 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, back of a length and on the off, Kohli stays back and blocks

105.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, pitched up on the off, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover

105.1 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, length delivery on the off, Kohli looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto his pads

104.6 Siddle to Ashwin, no run, good length delivery on the legs, Ashwin clips it to mid wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

104.5 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Haddin!! Another wicket. Jadeja fails with the bat again. Good delivery from Siddle - bowls with a scrambled seam, pulls back the length a bit and angles it a bit wide of the left hander, Jadeja pokes and gets a faint edge to the keeper. Australia are striking after lunch. Ravindra Jadeja c Haddin b Siddle 8(9) [4s-1]

Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

104.4 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, what a dramatic delivery, Siddle is appealing for an lbw but Jadeja is busy trying to make sure he isn't bowled. Full delivery again, Jadeja looks to drive and gets a thick inside edge onto his pads, the ball lobs back but goes just behing the stumps

104.3 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, good shot that. Full delivery on the off, Jadeja comes on the frontfoot and drives it with a straight bat down the ground to long off, lovely shot

104.2 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, tight line and length, solid defence from Jadeja

104.1 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, length ball on the off, Jadeja comes on the frontfoot and blocks

103.6 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, short of length and skiddy outside off, Kohli looks to cut but is beaten by the lack of bounce

103.5 Starc to Virat Kohli, no run, back of a length and angled away, Kohli lets it go

103.4 Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off, Jadeja stands tall and guides it to third man for one

103.3 Starc to Virat Kohli, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Kohli cuts it to third man for a single

102.1 Siddle to Ravindra Jadeja, 3 runs, off the mark with a nice shot, fuller length delivery outside off, Jadeja leans and drives it to sweeper cover, runs well to make it 3

Peter Siddle [20.0-6-51-1] is back into the attack

That over from Starc could have made the difference between a draw and a loss for Australia. Wickets of a well-set Vijay, and then an in-form Dhoni. It's up to Kohli now.

101.6 Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, leg byes, 1 run, another half lbw appeal, this was full and down the leg side, went off the pads to backward square leg. What an over that was from Starc!

101.5 Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, if there was no inside edge on that, that was absolutely plumb. Length delivery on middle stump line, Jadeja looks to defend but gets an edge onto his pads. Huge lbw appeal but the right decision was made

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

101.4 Starc to Dhoni, out Lbw!! Starc gets two in the first over with the second new ball! And what a game-changer this is turning out to be. Full delivery on the off stump line, Dhoni comes down the track and looks to play across but the ball swings in, he gets hit low on the pads and that was absolutely plumb. India's game-plan is taking a hammering here. Dhoni lbw b Starc 4(3) [4s-1]

Starc to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

101.3 Starc to Dhoni, no run, a huge lbw appeal but not given. Full and shaping in from leg stump, hits Dhoni on the pads down the leg side

101.2 Starc to Dhoni, FOUR, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Walks in and gets off the mark with a boundary. Full ball curves in a bit from outside off, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and drives it down the ground with power for a boundary

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

101.1 Starc to Vijay, out Lbw!! Slight lapse in concentration and Vijay loses his wicket. He looks devastated. Starc lands this on good length around middle stump line and gets it to shape in a touch, Vijay comes forward but does not offer a shot, the ball thuds into the pads around the knee roll. Was height an issue? Can't say for sure. Those decisions will go against you when you don't offer a shot. A very good knock from Vijay ends. Vijay lbw b Starc 153(317) [4s-19 6s-3]

Starc to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Mitchell Starc [17.0-3-66-0] is back into the attack

Second new ball has been taken. Could make scoring easier...

100.6 Steven Smith to Vijay, 1 run, flat and outside off, Vijay waits back and cuts it hard but there is protection at sweeper cover

100.5 Steven Smith to Vijay, FOUR, lovely shot to bring up his 150. Second consecutive 150+ score for Murali Vijay. Flat delivery turning across, Vijay waits for the ball to come on and then steers it wide of slip to the third man fence. Again a huge smile on his face - he looks a happy man. So does Kohli who jogs across and hugs him

100.4 Steven Smith to Vijay, no run, stump to stump delivery, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

100.3 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, 1 run, loopy and outside off, Kohli leans and drives it to extra cover for a single

100.2 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, no run, flatter and pitches it this time, Kohli stays back and blocks

100.1 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, SIX, 'hi Kohli, please hit this' says Steve Smith as he bowls a full toss. Kohli accepts the gift and blasts it over long on. Thanks.

99.6 Doherty to Vijay, FOUR, flat and quick delivery down the leg side, Vijay sweeps it fine and gets it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary, 400 up for India

99.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, 1 run, a low full toss, Kohli works it to backward square leg for one more

99.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and straight, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and blocks

99.3 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, slow through the air on off, Kohli defends off the frontfoot

99.2 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, stump to stump in line, defended off the frontfoot

99.1 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, loopy and on the legs, flicked to mid wicket for one

98.6 Steven Smith to Vijay, 1 run, a rank long hop from Steven Smith but it doesn't bounce at all, Vijay bends and swats it down the ground but Smith gets a hand to it

98.5 Steven Smith to Vijay, no run, flat and skiddy outside off, Vijay cuts it to backward point

98.4 Steven Smith to Vijay, no run, a bit short, a backfoot punch to cover

98.3 Steven Smith to Vijay, no run, loopy and on the off, Vijay gets forward and defends it

98.2 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, 1 run, well fielded, short ball and Kohli pulls it wide of mid on, Starc dives to his right and stops it, just a single

98.1 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, no run, given air on the off, Kohli gets forward and blocks

97.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, floated around off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

97.5 Doherty to Virat Kohli, 3 runs, nicely played, this one was a bit quicker and turning across, Kohli waits for it to come on and then steers it wide of slip to third man, Lyon gives chase and slides near the ropes to save a run

97.4 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, another forward defence, Doherty is bowling in good areas

97.3 Doherty to Virat Kohli, no run, flat and around off, Kohli is forward to defend

94.2 Steven Smith to Virat Kohli, no run, given air on the off, Kohli gets forward and defends it

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Australia have done some damage control in this session. The first step towards that was the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan, and they got exactly that in the very second over of the day. One wicket became two as Pujara fell to a poor lbw decision. Sachin Tendulkar and Vijay put India on track again - Vijay brought up his 3rd Test century and Tendulkar played some lovely drives - but they didn't show any hurry to up the ante. They were probably waiting for the second session, but Tendulkar's wicket at the stroke of lunch means India may delay the attack again. Join us at 12:10

94.1 Steven Smith to Tendulkar, out Caught by Ed Cowan!! Steve Smith! He has got the big fish. Gently tossed up delivery on middle stump line, Tendulkar comes forward and looks to defend but there is some extra bounce, the bat-pad goes straight to short leg. A breakthrough for Australia, from a part-timer, and that will be lunch. Tendulkar c Ed Cowan b Steven Smith 37(81) [4s-5]

Steven Smith to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Steven Smith [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

93.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, fired in down the leg side, Vijay looks to hit it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pad

93.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, tossed up on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

93.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat and on the off, Vijay leans and defends

93.2 Doherty to Vijay, no run, tossed up on the off, Vijay leans and blocks

93.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat and on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

92.6 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, good length and keeping low a touch, Tendulkar clips it to mid wicket

92.5 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up outside off, Tendulkar drives it but straight to cover

92.4 Henriques to Tendulkar, 2 runs, fuller length and on the legs, Tendulkar clips it to deep backward square leg for a couple

92.3 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up delivery on middle, Tendulkar drives it to silly mid on

92.2 Henriques to Tendulkar, FOUR, packed off side field? Doesn't matter. A short cover, an extra cover and a mid off but Sachin Tendulkar finds the gap. Full and outside off, he leans and drives it somewhere through that gap to the deep extra cover fence

92.1 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Tendulkar drives it to mid off

91.6 Doherty to Vijay, SIX, good footwork and good hit. Once again sees the flight and comes down the track to the pitch of the ball, picks it up and whips it away over the vacant wide long on region

Six or four?

91.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flighted up, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to covers

91.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, given air on the off, Vijay gets forward and blocks

91.3 Doherty to Vijay, leg byes, 2 runs, a huge appeal for lbw. But the impact was outside off, Vijay goes outside off and misses a sweep, the ball hits the back thigh and rolls to third man region

91.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, fires it in on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

90.6 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and on off, some extra bounce but Tendulkar handles it with soft hands

90.5 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, good length ball on off, Tendulkar gets forward and blocks

90.4 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, full ball on the off, Tendulkar stretches and drives it to mid off

90.3 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, shouts of catch it but it lands short. Not sure it hit the edge anyway. Full ball curving in, Tendulkar looks to work it across and gets a slight inside edge onto his pads, the ball lobs in front of point

90.2 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length again, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it down to mid on

90.1 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, full and straight, pushed to mid on

89.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, fired in outside off, Vijay leans and pushes it wide of backward point, he wants one but is sent back

89.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, tossed up on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

89.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery down the leg side, Vijay sweeps hard but hits it to backward square leg

89.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat delivery on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

89.2 Doherty to Vijay, FOUR, superb footwork. Dances down the track and gives himself some room in the process, drives it away with the turn wide of extra cover for a boundary

89.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, loopy and on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

By the way, I forgot to mention that Australia have not taken the second new ball.

88.6 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, an appeal for lbw but that was going down the leg side, Tendulkar was looking to work it across but got hit on the pads

88.5 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, length delivery on middle stump, Tendulkar punches it to mid on off the frontfoot

88.4 Henriques to Tendulkar, no run, stump to stump delivery and it keeps a bit low, Tendulkar bends and blocks

88.3 Henriques to Vijay, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Vijay leans and pushes it to cover for a single

88.2 Henriques to Vijay, no run, good length ball on off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and defends solidly

88.1 Henriques to Vijay, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Vijay gets forward and drives it to mid off

87.6 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, nearly a mix up! Tendulkar works this to mid on and starts running, but suddenly stops and sends Vijay back. Luckily for Vijay, he had time to react and get back

87.5 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Tendulkar leans and pushes it to cover

87.4 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and around off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and blocks

87.3 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, takes a step out but is almost deceived by the flight, manages to push it back to the bowler

87.2 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, given air outside off, Tendulkar leans and blocks

87.1 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, loopy delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar works it to mid wicket

86.6 Henriques to Vijay, no run, pitched up delivery on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

86.5 Henriques to Tendulkar, 1 run, length ball on the middle and leg, Tendulkar takes a step out and clips it to deep mid wicket for one

82.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, another one outside off, another leave. More patience from Vijay

82.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, another length ball outside off, Vijay lets it go again

One slip, a short cover point, an extra cover and a backward point. Australia have set a packed off side field and Starc is bowling wide of the off stump

82.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length and wide outside off, Vijay lets it go

81.6 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, floated around off and defended again

81.5 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, loopy around off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and blocks

81.4 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Vijay works it to mid wicket for one

81.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, a bit flatter through the air, Vijay stretches and defends it

81.2 Doherty to Vijay, no run, nicely tossed up delivery, Vijay drives it to covers

81.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery on off stump, Vijay gets forward and blocks

80.6 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length ball close to the off, Tendulkar defends on the up

80.5 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, full and straight ball, Tendulkar gets forward and drives it to mid on with a straight bat

80.4 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, and straighter he gets as he bowls a length ball on the off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and defends

80.3 Starc to Tendulkar, FOUR, poor delivery and a superb shot. Short and wide this time, Tendulkar reaches out and cuts it to the left of backward point for a boundary. Starc should be a lot straighter

80.2 Starc to Vijay, 3 runs, good stroke. Full delivery wide outside off, Vijay reaches out and drives it between cover and point, slightly uppish but in the gap

80.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay leaves it alone

79.6 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and on the legs, Tendulkar works it to square leg, Vijay wants one but is sent back

79.5 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and blocks solidly

79.4 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, floated around off, Tendulkar leans and pushes it to the off side

79.3 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and full, Tendulkar defends

79.2 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, given air again, Tendulkar defends solidly this time

79.1 Doherty to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on the middle stump line, Tendulkar looks to defend and gets a slight leading edge to the off side

Xavier Doherty [10.0-2-57-0] is back into the attack

Clarke is back on the field.

78.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, short of length and straight, Vijay stays back and defends it

78.5 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay leaves it alone

78.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, good length and angled away, Vijay leaves it alone

78.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Vijay drives it to mid off

News in: Haddin is not leading. The news, which is bizarre, is that there is no particular captain now. Weird. Crazy!

78.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on the off, Vijay gets forward and blocks

77.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, FOUR, lovely shot! Flighted delivery on the off, Tendulkar takes a step out and converts it into a half volley, drives it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary

77.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and on off, Tendulkar waits and blocks

77.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off, Vijay looks to sweep again but mistimes it to backward square leg for a single

77.3 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, a huge appeal for lbw but that came off the bat. Flat and full delivery on off stump, Vijay shuffles and sweeps it very fine to the fine leg boundary, risky shot but that brings up the 50 run stand

77.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flat and turning in, Vijay works it to the on side

Clarke is out of the field. Haddin, who wasn't even part of the original squad, is leading now.

77.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted up on the middle and leg, Tendulkar takes a step out and pushes it to mid on for one

Drinks are on the field now

76.6 Starc to Tendulkar, 1 run, short and around off, Tendulkar pushes it to deep backward point for one

76.5 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, streaky! Short of length and outside off, Vijay slashes and gets a thick edge which falls short of and rolls through the man at 3rd slip to third man

76.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, good shot and good fielding, but very poor running between the wickets. Full ball outside off, Vijay leans and drives it to the left of cover, Henriques makes a diving stop and saves a boundary, Vijay had started running but Tendulkar, who was ball-watching, sends him back

76.3 Starc to Tendulkar, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Tendulkar reaches out and cuts it to third man for one

76.2 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and on middle stump line, Tendulkar looks to work it across but gets hit high on the pads

76.1 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, good length and on the off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and blocks it to the off side

75.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, flat and short, but no width at all, Tendulkar calmly punches it to backward point and retains strike with one

75.5 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, a low full toss, Vijay gets forward and drives it to long on for one

75.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, Vijay charges down the track but Lyon bowls it shorter, Vijay adjusts and blocks

75.3 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, flat and turning in, Tendulkar stays back and pushes it to point for one

75.2 Lyon to Tendulkar, 2 runs, loopy and outside off, Tendulkar sweeps it from there to deep backward square leg for a couple more

75.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, Tendulkar drives it back to the bowler

74.6 Starc to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length and just outside off, Tendulkar opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a single

74.5 Starc to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up on the off, Tendulkar gets forward and blocks it to cover

74.4 Starc to Tendulkar, FOUR, Sachin Tendulkar trademark. Should I even describe the shot? You know it. We've seen this for the lst 2 decades. Full ball, driven straight. Too good.

74.3 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, another length delivery just outside off, Vijay defends and gets a thick edge to third man, one more

74.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, good length and on the off, Vijay defends it to the off side

74.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, starts with a full delivery outside off, Vijay leans and drives it to extra cover

Mitchell Starc [11.0-1-46-0] is back into the attack

73.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, given a lot of air, Tendulkar takes a step out and blocks it back to the bowler

73.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and just outside off, Tendulkar paddles it to short fine leg

73.4 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, given air on middle stump line, Tendulkar leans and blocks

73.3 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, turning in from middle stump line, worked away past short leg for a single

73.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, loopy and straight, Tendulkar works it to long on for one

72.6 Siddle to Vijay, FOUR, lovely shot. Always good to see cover drives when they are played like that. Full and outside off, Vijay leans into the shot and drives it away to sweeper cover for a boundary

72.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, length delivery just outside off, Vijay stretches and defends it

72.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Vijay stays back and blocks it to point

72.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, fuller length on middle stump, Vijay gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler

72.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good length delivery outside off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover

72.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, a yorker length delivery reversing in, Vijay digs it back to the bowler

71.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flat and just outside off, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and defends it to the off side

71.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, floated on middle stump, Tendulkar takes a step out and defends it back to Lyon

71.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, given air on middle and leg, Vijay works it to long on for one

71.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given air on off, Vijay leans and blocks

71.2 Lyon to Vijay, 2 runs, a slight chip shot, comes down the track to the pitch of the ball and whips it with the turn, didn't want to hit it hard and just chipped it to deep mid wicket for a couple

71.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar plays the paddle to short fine leg for one

A long on and a deep mid in place

70.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, another leave outside off, ends another good over from Siddle

70.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, short of length and just outside off, Vijay stays back and defends it to the off side

70.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good length and just outside off, Vijay lets it go to Haddin

70.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, a slower delivery this time, Vijay spots it and defends it

70.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, sharp reverse swing again, Vijay negotiates it and works it to the on side

70.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good length and tailing in, Vijay gets forward and defends it solidly

69.6 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and straight, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it back to Lyon

69.5 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, flatter through the air, Tendulkar expects it and defends off the backfoot

69.4 Lyon to Tendulkar, FOUR, that's a good way to attack the spinner. Waits for the ball to spin in and then slog-sweeps with the turn to deep mid wicket, one bounce and over the ropes for four

69.3 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, given air on the off, Tendulkar defends off the frontfoot

69.2 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up and outside off, Tendulkar leans and blocks

69.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, no run, loopy and on middle stump, Tendulkar works it to mid wicket

67.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Vijay lets it go even as the ball spins in

67.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, quicker and more skiddy, Vijay goes on the backfoot quickly and defends

67.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, targeting the stumps again, Vijay defends off the backfoot

67.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, tossed up again, Vijay takes a step out and defends it

67.1 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, another boundary, Vijay sweeps this one from outside off, not in complete control as he got a bit of a top edge, but Starc at deep backward square leg didn't pick it up early and moved in the wrong direction

66.6 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length and reversing in, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and blocks

66.5 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length and coming in, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it back to the bowler

66.4 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, once again keeps a bit low after pitching on middle stump channel, Tendulkar bends and blocks. It was the slower ball as well

66.3 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, good length and outside off, left alone

66.2 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, short of length ball on off, Tendulkar stays back and defends it

66.1 Siddle to Tendulkar, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it down the ground to mid on

65.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flat and straight, defended off the backfoot

65.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, more flight on this one, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

65.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, some turn from middle stump line, Vijay stands tall and defends it

65.3 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, consecutive CENTURIES for Murali Vijay. His 3rd in his Test career, and all 3 have come against Australia. Gets there in some style too - dances down the track and whips the ball across the line over mid wicket, the ball bounces a couple of times before rolling over the fence. Not much of celebrations - just sports a smile and is congratulated by Tendulkar.

65.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flatter through the air on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

65.1 Lyon to Tendulkar, 1 run, 300 up for India, Tendulkar gets off the mark with a push to cover

64.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, back of a length and on the off, Vijay stays back and defends it, the small crowd likes it because they can see Sachin Tendulkar on strike next over

Siddle is bowling with a good rhythm today. He's running in hard and hitting the deck. Some reverse swing too.

64.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, hits the good length area again, the ball keeps a bit low but Vijay bends and keeps it away

64.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, slower delivery on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

64.3 Siddle to Vijay, FOUR, first boundary of the day and that comes through an edge. This was back of a length and outside off, Vijay flashes at it and gets a thick edge wide of slip for a boundary

64.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, back of a length and outside off, goes on the bounce to Haddin as Vijay leaves

64.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full ball just outside off, Vijay leans and pushes it to covers

63.6 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, more flight on that one, Vijay takes a step out and works it to long on for a single

63.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, just short of 1st slip! Slow and turning in from outside off, Vijay looks to defend off the backfoot but gets an edge which lands short of Clarke

63.4 Lyon to Vijay, 2 runs, loopy delivery outside off, Vijay leans and drives it wide of point for a couple, he's into the 90s

63.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, quicker through the air, Vijay clips it to short leg

63.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given air again, Vijay stays back and defends it

63.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Vijay takes a step out and defends it

Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

62.6 Siddle to Pujara, out Lbw!! There was an inside edge on that one. Pujara is disappointed. He takes an eternity to leave the crease. A good ball though from Siddle - runs in and bowls a full delivery which reverses in, Pujara was looking to defend off the frontfoot but was beaten by the inward rapid movement, got a slight inside edge onto his pads. Aleem Dar didn't spot that - that's unlucky for Pujara, but Australia are striking in the morning session. Pujara lbw b Siddle 1(13)

Siddle to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

62.5 Siddle to Pujara, no run, more of the same. Full from Siddle and Pujara defends

62.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, full again, Pujara continues to defend

62.3 Siddle to Pujara, no run, on the off stump, Pujara blocks solidly

62.2 Siddle to Pujara, no run, full again, Pujara defends it down the track

62.1 Siddle to Pujara, no run, pitched up, turned to mid wicket

61.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given air on the off, Vijay defends it

61.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery pitches outside off and turns in to hit the pads, an appeal for lbw but not given

61.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on the off, Vijay defends it

61.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Vijay defends

61.2 Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, short of length and around off, Pujara pushes it past cover for a single

61.1 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, on the middle and leg, worked to backward square leg for one

60.6 Siddle to Pujara, no run, short of length and outside off, Pujara goes on the backfoot and defends it

60.5 Siddle to Pujara, no run, short of length ball, Pujara stays back and blocks

60.4 Siddle to Pujara, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Pujara comes on the frontfoot and blocks

60.3 Siddle to Pujara, no run, pitched up this time, Pujara pushes it to the off side

60.2 Siddle to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on the off, Pujara defends it

60.1 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, works it to backward square leg and gets one

59.5 Lyon to Dhawan, out Caught by Ed Cowan!! He's gone! A brilliant move by Clarke just before this delivery. He moved a silly mid off to silly point and Dhawan has hit it straight to him! It was a normal tossed up delivery on the off, Dhawan came forward and defended but hit it slightly in the air, Cowan bent and took a low catch. A superb innings comes to an end. Vijay runs across to his partner and pats him on the back as he walks off. Dhawan c Ed Cowan b Lyon 187(174) [4s-33 6s-2]

Lyon to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

59.4 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, loopy and around off, Dhawan defends it

59.3 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, works it to mid wicket and gets one

59.2 Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, pushed to sweeper cover for a single

59.1 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Dhawan gets forward and defends it

Apologies for the delay. There is some technical issue.

58.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, short of length ball now, Vijay stays back and defends

58.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up delivery around off stump, Vijay comes forward and defends

58.3 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, back of length ball on the off, Dhawan goes back and defends

58.2 Siddle to Vijay, 3 runs, nice shot to start the day, full and straight ball, Vijay clips it off the pads between mid wicket and square leg for 3 runs

58.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on target first ball, good length and on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and blocks

8:58 Out they run into the ground. Vijay first, and then Dhawan. Not many people in the stands now, let's hope they come in as the day progresses.

Day 4, 8:45 - Today could be another day of records. Shikhar Dhawan, the man in the news all day yesterday, is batting on 185 and looks good for a lot more. Silently batting along with him is Murali Vijay, who is 17 away from a century as well. Australia need some damage control, and the only way to do that is by getting wickets. Welcome to day 4.

That's all we have for you today. Make sure you join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM to find out if Shikhar Dhawan gets to the double hundred mark. Cheers and goodbye.

A brief summary of the records for the day:

Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian opener to score a century on debut. It is the second-highest score by a debutant against Australia. England's Tip Foster holds the record for the highest (287) which was scored way back in 1903.

Dhawan's knock is also the fastest Test hundred by a debutant.

In the process, Dhawan also notched up the highest score by an Indian on debut.

The Dhawan-Vijay stand is India's highest stand for the 1st wicket against Australia and the third highest against all teams.

Starc: 'I just wanted to hang around for a while and score some runs. Smith played really well, unfortunately he missed out. There is nothing in the wicket and the Indians have batted fantastically well. We will come back in the morning and try to do well. There are two days to go and we shall try to come out tomorrow and take some wickets'

Stumps on Day 3. All the Australians come forward to shake hands with Shikhar Dhawan. What an entertaining knock this has been. He has faced lesser balls than his partner Vijay and scored more than double the number of runs. Gets a standing ovation as he walks into the dressing room. The Aussies have a lot of thinking to do. None of their bowlers has even looked like creating a half-chance, let alone take a wicket.

57.6 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, turned off the pads into the leg-side

57.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, full outside off again, driven uppishly into the silly point fielder

57.4 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, driven off the front foot to cover

57.3 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flighted up outside off, Dhawan gets on the front foot and defends

57.2 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flat and turning away, Dhawan gets back and defends to cover

57.1 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan takes a couple of steps down the track and pushes to cover

Nathan Lyon [14.0-2-69-0] is back into the attack

Last over of the day coming up

56.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good length delivery outside off, Vijay gets on the front foot and defends to cover

56.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and swinging into middle, turned off the pads to midwicket

56.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, defended solidly to cover

56.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and swinging in,

56.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, tries to flick and misses, Haddin dives to his left and grabs it

56.1 Siddle to Dhawan, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off, Dhawan tried to drive to the cover region, goes off the inside part of the bat towards mid on, single pinched

55.6 Henriques to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay drives it off the backfoot to cover point

55.5 Henriques to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery seaming in from outside off, Vijay gets back and defends

55.4 Henriques to Vijay, FOUR, good length delivery on the pads, flicked really well, he pierces the gap in the square leg region and that sped away to the fence

55.3 Henriques to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery nipping in from outside off, punched off the backfoot to cover

55.2 Henriques to Dhawan, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, Dhawan defends it to cover point for a single

55.2 Henriques to Dhawan, 1 run, to cover

55.1 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, full and outside off, Dhawan drives it off the front foot to point

54.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, slightly slower and tailing in on middle, dabbed to the leg side

54.5 Siddle to Dhawan, 1 run, full and outside off, driven crisply to sweeper cover, Clarke has protection in the deep.

54.4 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery angling into the body, Dhawan tries to flick and misses

54.3 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Dhawan drives it to cover

Stat: This is India's third highest opening stand. It is also India's highest opening stand against Australia

54.1 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery on middle from around the wicket, Dhawan defends it to cover

Peter Siddle [10.0-3-33-0] is back into the attack

From @FakeHauritz (who is an Australian supporter) on Twitter: I miss Day One #IndvsAus

53.6 Henriques to Vijay, no run, length delivery coming into Vijay, he pushes it watchfully to midwicket

53.5 Henriques to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on middle stump, tailing in again, defended to midwicket

53.4 Henriques to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery reversing in and strikes Vijay on the pads as the right hander tried to flick, loud appeal from the Aussies, it would have missed leg stump, turned down by the umpire.

53.3 Henriques to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on the pads, Vijay gets back and plays it to midwicket

Haddin is now standing up to the stumps

53.2 Henriques to Dhawan, 1 run, pushes this good length delivery past the bowler for a single

53.1 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, pushes this off the backfoot to cover

52.6 Doherty to Vijay, FOUR, these two have negated whatever effect the 2 maidens had on Doherty's figures, flat and outside off, punched through the extra cover region, even an agile fielder like Steven Smith gave up the chase

52.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flighted up on the middle stump, Vijay drives it back to the bowler

52.4 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, flicked off the pads to midwicket for a single

52.3 Doherty to Dhawan, leg byes, 2 runs, flat and on the pads, Dhawan tries to play the paddle-sweep again, is hit on the pads, loud appeal from the Aussies, turned down. Despairing dive from Henriques at fine leg saves two. Replays show the ball pitched just outside the line of the leg stump

Umpire checking with the third umpire for a boundary call

52.2 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, flat and on middle, Dhawan gets on the backfoot and turns to the leg side

52.1 Doherty to Dhawan, SIX, you can almost guess what he is going to do, floated up outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a six.

51.6 Henriques to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on off stump, defended neatly off the backfoot

51.6 Henriques to Vijay, no run

51.5 Henriques to Vijay, no run, again on a similar length outside off, defended back to the bowler

51.4 Henriques to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay gets back and punches to cover

51.3 Henriques to Vijay, FOUR, good length delivery on the pads, Vijay gets a faint tickle on that, goes to the left of a diving Haddin, runs away to the fence

51.2 Henriques to Dhawan, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, flicked to fine leg

51.2 Henriques to Dhawan, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads,

51.1 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan gives Henriques the charge straightaway, looks to crash this good length delivery through cover, gets an inside edge to the right of Haddin

Moises Henriques [4.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

For those who are asking, the highest score by a Test debutant is 287 by England's Tip Foster against Australia in 1903 in Sydney

50.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, on the pads, flicked away to behind square, 2nd consecutive maiden for Doherty

50.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat and just outside off stump, keeps a bit low, Vijay was getting set to make room and cut, does well to stay low and keep it out

50.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, tossed up on the middle stump, defended off the front foot

50.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flatter and sliding on off stump, Vijay gets back and punches to cover

50.2 Doherty to Vijay, no run, floated up on middle, Vijay gets on the front foot and blocks

50.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flighted up outside off, Vijay gets on the front foot and defends

50.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run

Dhawan has now gone past Hamish Rutherford and Yasir Hameed in the list of top scores on Test debut.

49.6 Steven Smith to Dhawan, FOUR, similar delivery, but this one was closer to the leg stump, Dhawan plays a similar shot and it runs down to the fine leg fence.

49.5 Steven Smith to Dhawan, FOUR, the partnership between Dhawan and Vijay is now 253, turning down the leg side, Dhawan stands tall and paddles it with a flat bat down to the fine leg fence.

49.4 Steven Smith to Vijay, 1 run, really bad ball, short and really wide outside off, Vijay romped back to pull, could not time it well, just a single

49.3 Steven Smith to Dhawan, 1 run, drives it uppishly with the spin to the long on region for a single

49.2 Steven Smith to Vijay, 1 run, slow and short outside off, Vijay gets on the backfoot and punches to sweeper cover

49.1 Steven Smith to Dhawan, 1 run, turned to short leg, Cowan sent in a back-handed throw which missed the keeper, the batsmen run an overthrow.

48.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, pitched up outside off, dug out towards cover. First maiden over bowled by Doherty

48.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, on the pads, Vijay sweeps it, ball rolls off the bottom edge to the short fine leg fielder

48.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, floated up outside off, Vijay gets on the front foot and defends to cover

48.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flatter and outside off, Vijay goes back and pushes to cover

48.2 Doherty to Vijay, no run, fuller on middle and leg, driven back to the bowler

46.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, slow and straight on middle, defended off the front foot

46.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run

46.5 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, flatter on the pads, glanced to fine leg for a single

46.4 Doherty to Dhawan, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Dhawan slogs it up high in the air, hasn't timed it really well, but it drops down in no-man's land behind midwicket

46.3 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, sees Dhawan coming down the track, but bowls it on the middle and leg stump, driven to mid off

46.2 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, on middle, driven past a diving cover fielder to long off

46.1 Doherty to Vijay, no run, tossed up on the pads, turned to midwicket

45.6 Steven Smith to Dhawan, FOUR, another full toss on middle stump, Dhawan pulls it to the left of the deep midwicket fielder this time, once again he has no chance of stopping it

45.5 Steven Smith to Dhawan, FOUR, the loose ball was bound to come, high full toss outside off, pulled over midwicket, beats the fielder in the deep.

45.4 Steven Smith to Dhawan, no run, reaches out and flicks it to midwicket from outside off again

45.3 Steven Smith to Dhawan, no run, turns down the leg side from outside off, Dhawan misses the flick.

45.2 Steven Smith to Dhawan, no run, Steven Smith is operating from around the wicket, pitches this one way outside off and gets it to turn in, defended off the front foot

45.1 Steven Smith to Dhawan, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Dhawan squeezes it back to the bowler

Steven Smith, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

44.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, slow and on middle, defended solidly off the front foot

44.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, short and outside off, Vijay gets back and guides to point

44.4 Doherty to Vijay, no run, floated up on middle and off, Vijay gets forward and blocks

44.3 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, 150 on debut, flighted up outside off, Dhawan eases it to point. His teammates give him a standing applause.

44.2 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is racing away now, comes down the track and swats it with the spin over the midwicket region, that's his 28th boundary.

44.1 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, flatter on the pads, Dhawan gets on the backfoot and defends

43.6 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay comes down the track and flicks this delivery spinning into the pads behind square, Lyon is leaking runs.

43.5 Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted up outside off, driven down to long off.

43.4 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, Lyon comes over the wicket, tosses this one outside off, Dhawan plays it to the slip region

Clarke having a chat with Lyon

43.3 Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan can do no wrong, short and outside off, Dhawan gets on the backfoot, cuts it behind point, Lyon has his face in his palms.

43.2 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flat and short outside off, Dhawan goes back and punches with the spin to cover

43.1 Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, this is the highest score by an Indian Test debutant, comes down the track and swats this full toss over midwicket.

Drinks are on the field now

42.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, on the pads, flicked to midwicket

42.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flatter on off stump, Vijay gets on the front foot and defends

42.4 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, floated up on off stump, Dhawan runs down the track and drives to mid off, another single sneaked

42.3 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, flighted up outside off, driven down to long off

42.2 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, slow, harmless delivery outside off, dabbed to short cover for a quick single

42.1 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, tossed up really wide outside off, Dhawan comes down the track and jams it down to cover

Xavier Doherty [4.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

41.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot of air outside off, Vijay tried to drive it on the half-volley, squeezed it back to the bowler. Missed out on a boundary there, is not happy with himself

41.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, floated up outside off, Vijay reaches out and defends to cover

41.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, watches this one closely and goes back to flick this short delivery to the square leg region

41.3 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, easily done again, places his front foot outside off and paddle sweeps it from outside off to the fine leg region, Siddle at short fine leg had no chance of stopping that

41.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flighted up a bit more, Vijay gets forward and defends it neatly

41.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, tossed up outside off and turning in, Vijay goes deep into his crease and dabs it to the leg side

Just a reminder: Highest score by an Indian on debut is Gundappa Vishwanath's 137.

40.6 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is on fire, back of a length delivery outside off, he stands tall and punches it effortlessly, the fielder running across from third man had no chance

40.5 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, the partnership between Dhawan and Vijay is now 200. Dhawan has scored 100 runs in boundaries now. Full and slightly outside off, Dhawan opens the face and drives it to the left of point, needless to say it sped away to the fence

38.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on off stump, keeps a bit low, pushed off the backfoot to mid on

38.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and slanted across, Vijay lets it go through to the keeper

38.2 Starc to Vijay, 2 runs, has been bowling too short, this time the line is on the pads, Vijay whips it through the vacant square leg region for a couple

38.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay goes back and across to defend

37.6 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, floated up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and defends with a slanted face to point

37.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, slow and flat on the leg and middle stump, Dhawan defends off the backfoot

37.4 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, played off the backfoot to the backward point fielder

37.3 Lyon to Dhawan, SIX, first six for Dhawan and that has not even been the best timed shot off his bat, flighted up on middle, he danced down the track and lofted it in the air, over the bowler, there were shouts of catch it, but the fielder could just see it sail over his head at long off

37.2 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, Lyon sees Dhawan coming down the track and bangs it in short, pushed to cover

37.2 Lyon to Dhawan, no run

37.2 Lyon to Dhawan, no run

37.1 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, flighted up and turning in on middle, flicked to square leg for a single

36.5 Starc to Dhawan, no run, slower delivery outside off, Dhawan digs out the yorker to point

36.4 Starc to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery on middle, Dhawan presents the full face and plays it to cover

36.3 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, this delivery nips across Vijay, he opens the face at the last moment and guides to third man for a single

36.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, similar delivery outside off, slightly shorter, played to cover again

36.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Vijay pushes off the backfoot to cover

Mitchell Starc [8.0-1-31-0] is back into the attack

35.6 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, moves forward and defends this to cover

35.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, shorter and outside off, Dhawan gets back and pushes to backward point

35.4 Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, this is just too easy for the debutant, flighted up on middle, he takes a walk forward and lofts this inside out over cover, realised that he hadn't timed it too well and started running, the ball trickled away to the fence

Lyon is operation from around the wicket for the left hander

35.3 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flighted up on the leg stump, pushed to cover

35.2 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, too short again, on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for a single

35.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, tossed up on middle and turning down the leg side, Vijay flicks it to short fine leg

34.6 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, full and well outside off, Vijay reaches out and opens the face of the bat to guide it down to third man

34.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, good line and length now, in the corridor of uncertainty. Vijay presses forward before lifting the bat over his head

34.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run

34.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and moving in a shade, Vijay punches it firmly back down the track

34.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and on the off, Vijay stands up tall to push it down the track

34.2 Siddle to Dhawan, byes, 1 run, Siddle slides down the legside again, Haddin does not collect it cleanly

34.1 Siddle to Dhawan, leg byes, FOUR, after a lot of discussion about the field, Siddle bowls this on the leg. It grazes the thigh before rolling past a diving Haddin to the fine leg boundary

33.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, slow through the air and outside off, Vijay plays it with the turn to short mid wicket

33.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot more air and outside off, Vijay jams it out on the offside

33.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, floated up nicely on the middle and leg, Vijay turns it straight to the fielder at mid wicket

33.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot of air and on the off, Vijay lunges out to block again

33.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, floated up and very full, Vijay presses forward to defend

33.1 Lyon to Vijay, 2 runs, 3rd Test fifty for Vijay. He gets there by working a full delivery through square leg for a couple. His composure in this innings will hold him in good stead for the future.

32.6 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay opens the face and dabs it down to third man to keep strike

32.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and well outside off, Vijay does not offer a shot

32.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, Vijay punches it firmly to cover

32.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and straight, Vijay pushes it back down the track

32.2 Siddle to Vijay, FOUR, excellent timing from Vijay. This was slightly short and Vijay was on the backfoot, he still manages to generate enough power to punch it to the extra cover fence

32.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on the off now, Vijay stands up tall to defend well

Dhawan walks out, twirling his moustache, as always and is greeted warmly by his mates inside the dressing room. India could not have asked for a better session. Dhawan oozed class and batted like a veteran to race to his century. No words of praise are enough for the composure he's shown so far. A word of appreciation for Murali Vijay too. He was happy to take the backseat and proved to be the perfect foil for Dhawan's audacious strokeplay. More entertainment awaits us in the next session. That begins at 2:30 PM. Do join us then.

28.6 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, full and well outside off, easy leave for the star of the session. That will be tea on day 3.

Last ball before tea coming up.

28.5 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Dhawan presses forward to block towards cover

28.5 Siddle to Vijay, no ball, 1 run, almost a wicket, Vijay goes for the drive without much footwork and gets a thick inside edge down to fine leg. It misses the leg stump by a whisker

28.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, nipping in from outside off, Vijay presses forward to block

28.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and straight, Vijay punches it back down the track

28.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and straight, just outside off. Vijay gets back to push it to cover

28.1 Siddle to Dhawan, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Dhawan presses forward to push it down to sweeper cover

27.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, very full and slanted outside off, Vijay was in two minds. He was looking to drive but pulls his bat away late, the ball hits the bottom of the bat and rolls on the offside

27.5 Starc to Vijay, FOUR, no stopping the boundaries today. This was a full delivery on the leg, no swing whatsoever and Vijay flicks it superbly to the mid wicket boundary

27.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay stands up tall to push it to cover

27.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, full and well outside off, Vijay does not offer a shot

A well spread out slip cordon now.

27.2 Starc to Dhawan, 1 run, slanted in, Dhawan gets up tall and works it neatly through mid wicket for one more

27.1 Starc to Dhawan, no run, full and straight, Dhawan stands up tall to jam it out on the offside

Reminder: This is the fastest hundred ever by a debutant in Tests.

26.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and outside off, Vijay defends it again

26.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and straight, Vijay pushes it back to Siddle

26.4 Siddle to Dhawan, 5 runs, CENTURY ON DEBUT for Dhawan! He gets there with a desperate dive. Standing ovation from everyone, including the selectors. He gets there by tapping it in front of short cover and scampers through. The throw misses the stumps and goes to the boundary. Vijay responded well to the call too. He stands up and raises both hands in delight and gets a similar response from his mates in the dressing room

26.3 Siddle to Vijay, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Vijay turns it down to deep backward square leg

26.2 Siddle to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan wants to get there quickly. He skips down now and punches it on the up to sweeper cover for one more. On 99 now.

26.1 Siddle to Dhawan, FOUR, streaky but Dhawan moves to 98. It was full and outside off, Dhawan slashes hard and gets a thick outisde edge that flies past gully to the boundary

Not many Indians would be surprised by Dhawan's scoring rate. He did strike at a rate of 129.61 in the IPL, 2012 and was the third highest run-scorer in the tournament.

25.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, slanted outside off with some movement too, Vijay does not offer a shot

25.5 Starc to Dhawan, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhawan chops it past point for one more

25.4 Starc to Dhawan, no run, slanted in now, Dhawan stands up tall and taps it to short mid wicket

25.3 Starc to Dhawan, 2 runs, pitched up and well outside off, Dhawan drives it firmly wide of sweeper cover for two more

25.2 Starc to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and outside off, Dhawan blocks it on the offside

25.1 Starc to Dhawan, no run, full and outside off, Dhawan does not offer a shot

Hard to think of any better innings on debut by an Indian. Ironically the one name that pops in the mind is off the man who Dhawan replaced in this Test - Virender Sehwag.

24.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and on the off, Vijay presses forward to block towards mid off

24.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and on the off, Vijay knocks it softly towards mid on

24.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and swerving in late, Vijay flicks it along the ground to short mid wicket

24.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and straight again, Vijay flicks it firmly to mid wicket

The fastest 100 on debut in Tests is by Dwayne Smith, off 93 balls. Dhawan has a great chance of bettering that.

24.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and very straight, Vijay turns it softly to mid wicket

24.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and sliding down the legside, Vijay misses the flick

Peter Siddle [4.0-1-13-0] is back into the attack

23.6 Starc to Dhawan, byes, FOUR, Starc has lost his composure quite evidently. This one is fired way down the legside leaving neither Dhawan nor Haddin any chance of getting close to it

23.5 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, I've lost count of the number of drives in this innings. Here comes another one. It was on a good length and outside off, Dhawan just leans forward and drives it hard and on the up to move into the 90s

23.4 Starc to Dhawan, no run, nipping in from a good length, Dhawan is hurried up and ends up getting a thick inside edge onto his pads

23.3 Starc to Dhawan, leg byes, 2 runs, very full and on the leg now, Dhawan is hit on the pad before it runs down to fine leg for a couple

23.2 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, full and on the leg, Vijay works it softly down to deep backward square leg and brings Dhawan back on strike

23.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, Starc keeps it well outside off from over the wicket, Vijay shoulders arms

22.6 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, nothing going right for Australia or Doherty. He goes down the legside now and Dhawan paddles it to the fine leg fence. Glorious batting this

22.5 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, simply superb. Tossed up again, Dhawan skips down and drives it very hard through extra cover. It gets better and better

22.4 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, given a lot of air and outside off, Dhawan drives hard again but straight to cover

22.3 Doherty to Dhawan, 2 runs, floated up on the leg now, Dhawan turns it softly behind square on the onside and comes back swiftly for the second

22.2 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, more confidence. the reverse sweep this time. It was just outside off and Dhawan almost paddles it fine for his 17th boundary already

22.1 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, Doherty has a forlorn look on his face. Again not much wrong about the delivery. It was floated up outside off, Dhawan skips down late, gets to the pitch and opens the face of the bat to drive it firmly past mid off

21.6 Starc to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, slanted in from over the wicket now, Dhawan is hit on the thigh before it rolls in the square leg area

21.5 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, nothing too wrong with this delivery, it was skidding on outside off off a good length. Dhawan gets back and dabs it nicely between gully and point for another boundary

21.4 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, the partnership between Dhawan and Vijay is now worth 100 and it comes off yet another Dhawan drive. This time square on the offside as Starc provides some room. Terrific batting between the two

21.3 Starc to Dhawan, no run, full again and on the off, Dhawan stands up tall to push it to mid off

21.2 Starc to Dhawan, no run, Starc pushes it up much fuller and on the off. Dhawan defends it down the track

21.1 Starc to Dhawan, no run, rush of blood from Dhawan. He sees a loose delivery outside off and slashes hard but the ball bounces low and goes under the bat

Mitchell Starc [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

20.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat and straight from round the wicket, Vijay gets nicely forward to defend

20.5 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, nicely tossed up from over the wicket, Dhawan comes on the frontfoot to push it down to long on

20.4 Doherty to Vijay, 1 run, pushed through quick and sliding on from round the wicket, Vijay gets right back to work it down to fine leg

20.3 Doherty to Vijay, no run, slow and on middle stump, Vijay comes forward to block again

20.2 Doherty to Vijay, no run, floated up on the off, Vijay moves forward to block

20.1 Doherty to Vijay, FOUR, poor line and the boundaries continue to flow. It was full and outside leg stump, Vijay swept hard and ensured it beat the man at deep backward square leg

19.6 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, flat and straight from round the wicket, Dhawan presses forward to defend

19.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, pushed through quicker on middle stump, Dhawan is late to bring his bat down to defend and it goes off the inside edge past short leg

19.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, nicely flighted outside off, Vijay skips down, reaches out and plays it wristily to long on

19.3 Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, full and outside off, Dhawan punches it firmly in front of mid off for a very quick single

19.2 Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, exquisite footwork by Dhawan. He comes down the track, opens his stance and drives it superbly wide of mid off for yet another boundary

19.1 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg from round the wicket, Dhawan presses forward to block

18.6 Doherty to Vijay, no run, full and straight, Vijay jams it out on the offside

18.5 Doherty to Vijay, no run, flat and turning away outside off, Vijay gets right back to tap it to cover

18.4 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Dhawan drives well and down to long on for just one

18.3 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on the off, Dhawan strides out to turn it to mid wicket

18.2 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Dhawan gets back to tap it to mid wicket

18.1 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, flat and outside off, Dhawan lunges out down the track to push it back to Doherty

17.6 Lyon to Vijay, SIX, Lyon has a bemused look on his face. These two are giving him no respect. Vijay skips down once more, this time not quite to the pitch but still goes through with the lofted shot and manages to clear the long on fence very comfortably

17.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, floated up outside off, Vijay presses forward to push it to mid on

17.4 Lyon to Vijay, SIX, Vijay wants some attention too. He skips down the track to loft it nicely and cleanly over the long on fence. Top class batting

17.3 Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, floated up now, Dhawan pushes it straight to the fielder at mid off

17.2 Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, there comes the fifty on debut for Dhawan. he gets there with a firm punch down the track. It split mid on and mid off perfectly. Henriques made a desperate dive but to no avail

17.1 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, very loud appeal turned down. Dhawan would have had his heart in his mouth. It was full and on the leg from round the wicket, Dhawan was hit low on the pad but that was sliding down the legside

16.6 Doherty to Dhawan, 1 run, a lot straighter in line, Dhawan punches it down to long on and moves on to 49. He's scoring at more than run a ball too.

16.5 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, that's the delivery you would never want to bowl to Dhawan in this form. A flighted half-volley and Dhawan helps himself to another boundary, to cover this time

16.4 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, slightly flatter and on the off now, Dhawan skips down to push it back to Doherty

16.3 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, floated up again, Dhawan drives well but straight to cover

16.2 Doherty to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan has shown his love for the drive a lot already. This was given some air, Dhawan lunges out nicely to get to the pitch and drives it sweetly to the extra cover fence

16.1 Doherty to Dhawan, no run, floated up outside off from round the wicket, Dhawan drives well but to the lone man at cover

Xavier Doherty, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

15.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot of flight and outside off, Vijay strides out to push it back to Lyon

15.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, nice and loopy outside off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot to block well again

15.4 Lyon to Vijay, no run, given a lot of air and sliding on outside off, Vijay does not offer a shot

15.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, Vijay presses forward to defend well

15.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run

15.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, slightly flatter and on the off, Vijay lunges out to tap it to mid wicket

15.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, nicely flighted and outside off, Vijay skips down and pushes it back down the track

Drinks are on the field now. Henriques has leaked runs while the first choice pacers have been tidy. Difficult to say why Clarke is persisting with him.

14.6 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, Henriques keeps it on a good length and very close to the off stump now. Dhawan decides to let go. Good judgement too

14.5 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, full and on the off from round the wicket, Dhawan punches it to mid off

14.4 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhawan punches it with good timing again but straight to the fielder at point now

14.3 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is looking like the senior partner here. Another superb drive. Another bit of great placement and timing. There was width and all Dhawan did was punch it neatly past point

14.2 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, full and straight from round the wicket, Dhawan pushes it to mid off from the crease

14.1 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is looking better and better. He's confident enough to skip down the track now to Henriques and punches it firmly through cover and point

13.6 Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, floated up on the leg now, Dhawan works it along the ground and down to deep square leg for one

13.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, sharp cricket all around. Dhawan dances down the track seeing a flighted delivery and punches it back to Lyon. The latter has a shy at the stumps and sends Dhawan sucrrying back

13.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, sliding on outside off, Vijay gets back and dabs it square on the offside for a single

13.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Vijay lunges out to block well

13.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, tossed up, Vijay skips down to block it well

13.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, sharp turn in from outside off, a puff of dust too where it lands, Vijay gets back to defend

12.6 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, a better delivery now from Henriques, he encouraged Dhawan to go for the drive by keeping it outside off. It was on a good length though and Dhawan gets a thick edge between slip and gully. There was just one slip in place

12.5 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, Henriques cannot aafford to dig it in short at his pace. It sits up nicely for Dhawan to pull and he does it in style to the mid wicket fence

12.4 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, another nice punch on the up by Dhawan but straight to the fielder at extra cover

12.3 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and outside off, Dhawan opens the face and punches it firmly to point

12.2 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, on the off from round the wicket, Dhawan defends it solidly towards cover

12.1 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhawan punches it on the up to extra cover

11.6 Lyon to Vijay, no run, nicely tossed up, Vijay skips down the track and drives firmly but Lyon takes some sting off it by sticking his left hand out. Mid off comes across to stop it

11.5 Lyon to Vijay, no run, slightly flatter and sliding on, Vijay gets back to push it down the track

11.3 Lyon to Vijay, no run, flatter and outside off, Vijay moves forward to block again

11.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run, tossed up well outside off, Vijay defends it towards point

11.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, slow through the air and turning in from outside off, Vijay presses forward to defend

10.6 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, excellent shot and equally good fielding. It was pitched up and Dhawan drove it with a flourish in the extra cover region, the fielder there, Steven Smith, flings himself to his left to stop a certain boundary

10.5 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, full and on the off from round the wicket, Dhawan plays it back to Henriques with a very straight bat

10.4 Henriques to Vijay, 1 run, angled in again, Vijay works it off his pads and down to deep backward square leg for one

10.3 Henriques to Vijay, no run, full and just outside off, Vijay presses forward to block it well

10.2 Henriques to Vijay, 2 runs, drifting onto leg, Vijay leans forward and works it all along the ground in the big gap through square leg

10.1 Henriques to Vijay, no run, slightly short and on the off, Vijay gets up tall to defend it well

9.6 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Dhawan gets right back to block

9.5 Lyon to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on the off from round the wicket, Dhawan blocks it watchfully

9.4 Lyon to Vijay, 1 run, Vijay tries a similar shot again but this time Lyon bowls it wider and Vijay had to drag it uppishly, luckily for him it lands well short of mid on

9.3 Lyon to Vijay, FOUR, looks like Vijay wants to put Lyon on the backfoot straightaway. He skips down the track and whips it over and wide of mid on for a boundary

9.2 Lyon to Vijay, no run

9.1 Lyon to Vijay, no run, floated up and outside off, Vijay reaches out to push it to point

Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Just the 10th over and spin already. A slip and a short leg in place.

8.6 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, does not look like he's playing his 1st Test innings. Dhawan comes on the frontfoot and drills a full delivery through a small gap in the extra cover region. Not a great first over for Henriques

8.5 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, full and well outside off, Dhawan does not offer a shot

8.4 Henriques to Dhawan, FOUR, great timing and placement, Dhawan opens the face and guides it in the vacant gully area as Henriques angles it across. He has looked very confident

8.3 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, a touch shorter in length and outside off, Dhawan cuts it straight to the fielder at point

8.2 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, Henriques keeps it full and well outside off, Dhawan leaves again

8.1 Henriques to Dhawan, no run, angled across from over the wicket, Dhawan does not offer a shot

Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

7.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, well outside off now, Vijay does not offer a shot

7.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, very full and straight, Vijay gets the front leg out of the way to jam it out towards mid on

7.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, the off-cutter now, Vijay was pressing forward too early and ends up pushing it down the track with a closed face of the bat

7.3 Siddle to Vijay, FOUR, Vijay picks the gap superbly now. It was slightly short, Vijay transfers the weight onto the backfoot and punches it firmly between cover and point. Top shot

7.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, Vijay bends lower and defends it solidly now

7.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and just outside off, low bounce too. Vijay was looking to push it on the offside but it hits the bottom of the bat

6.6 Starc to Dhawan, no run, better line and length, just outside off now and Dhawan shoulders arms

6.5 Starc to Dhawan, no run, full and straight, Dhawan presesnts a straight bat to push it past Vijay, towards mid on

6.4 Starc to Dhawan, FOUR, only slightly short but Dhawan is quick to put it away. No signs of nerves at all. He gets up and pulls it hard to the fine leg fence

6.3 Starc to Vijay, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Vijay knocks it softly wide of mid wicket for a quick single. Good understanding between the two so far

6.2 Starc to Dhawan, 1 run, slanted into the pads, Dhawan works it neatly between mid wicket and mid on. Doherty gets to it quickly and keeps them down to one

6.1 Starc to Dhawan, no run, on the off, Dhawan pushes it to cover from the crease

5.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Vijay presses forward to block it solidly

5.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, full and outside off, Vijay taps it to cover

5.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, angled in now, Vijay stands up and punches it to mid on

5.3 Siddle to Dhawan, 1 run, angled across, Dhawan comes on the frontfoot and pushes it firmly through cover for a quick single

A short mid off comes in now.

5.2 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, full and straight from over the wicket, Dhawan stands up tall to tap it on the onside

5.1 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Dhawan punches it solidly to mid off

4.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, on the middle and leg now, Vijay works it off his thigh to square leg

4.5 Starc to Vijay, no run, just outside off and on a good length, Vijay hangs back and blocks it solidly

4.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, a little fuller and closer to the off stump, Vijay comes on the frontfoot to push it to cover

4.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, still outside off from over the wicket, Vijay leaves again

4.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, slanted outside off now, Vijay does not go after this one

4.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, Starc gets some shape in now from a good length. Vijay watches it well though and turns it to mid wicket

3.6 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, on the off, Dhawan gets up and pushes it to mid off

3.5 Siddle to Dhawan, FOUR, slightly short, Dhawan gets up on his toes to pull it along the ground to deep square leg. The timing was not great and Cowan gave it a good chase, put in the slide as well but not enough to save the boundary

3.4 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, very full and outside off, Dhawan comes on the frontfoot and punches it wide of mid off. It's stopped well by Henriques

3.3 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhawan dabs it to point now

3.2 Siddle to Dhawan, FOUR, first boundary in Tests and what a shot to get that. This was full and outside off, Dhawan leans forward and strikes it firmly on the up to the extra cover boundary. He liked it too and holds his pose after the shot

3.1 Siddle to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Dhawan stands up tall and punches it firmly to mid off

2.6 Starc to Vijay, no run, excellent line from Starc, it was just outside off and moving away with the angle. Vijay had to play at it and is lucky that there was no edge

2.5 Starc to Vijay, no run, pitched up and outside off, Vijay leans forward and punches it to mid off

2.4 Starc to Dhawan, 1 run, big moment for Dhawan, he gets off the mark in Tests with a solid punch wide of cover. Vijay congratulates the small milestone

2.3 Starc to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and shaping away a touch, Dhawan shoulders arms watchfully

2.2 Starc to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and on the off, Dhawan gets right behind the line to defend

2.1 Starc to Dhawan, no run, full and outside off, Dhawan reaches out to guide it to gully

Dhawan gets to take strike

1.6 Siddle to Vijay, no run, similar line and length to the previous one but this keeps low as Vijay watches the keeper take it on the second bounce

1.5 Siddle to Vijay, no run, a real beauty now from Siddle. It pitches on a good length and nips away nicely, he had Vijay poke out at it and beats him with the movement

1.4 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on the fuller side and outside off, Vijay leans forward and pushes it to cover

1.3 Siddle to Vijay, no run, well outside off now, Vijay does not offer a shot

1.2 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and outside off, Vijay presses forward to block towards cover now

1.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and shooting through low. Vijay stays back and blocks it, not off the middle of the bat but good enough

1.1 Siddle to Vijay, no run, on a good length and shooting through low. Vijay stays back and blocks it, not off the middle of the bat

Welcome back. Two slips and a gully in place for Siddle against Vijay.

Time for lunch now. Vijay has negotiated the tricky over before lunch. Australia will be the happier team now though - they cannot lose the Test from here (or, can they?). The pitch is still good for batting and if India's form in the previous 2 Tests is anything to go by, there will be a lot of runs in the next two sessions. Join us at 12:10.

0.6 Starc to Vijay, 3 runs, good shot to end the session, back of a length delivery on the off, Vijay stands tall and punches it to deep extra cover for 3 runs

What a horrible debut it would have been for Dhawan had Australia actually appealed. He would have been out in the most dramatic of manners on debut. Anyway, last ball before lunch coming up.

0.5 Starc to Vijay, no run, once again down the leg side, Vijay misses a glance

0.4 Starc to Vijay, no run, quick but down the leg side, Vijay looks to glance but misses

0.3 Starc to Vijay, no run, short of length and just outside off, Vijay lets it go

0.2 Starc to Vijay, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Vijay defends it to mid wicket

Some hilarious moments before the first ball was bowled. Just when Starc was about to deliver, the ball slipped out of his hands and hit the stumps at the non striker's end with Dhawan out of the crease. Clarke, in a jovial manner, asks the umpire to go up to the third umpire. But what if he had actually appealed?

0.1 Starc to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Vijay looks to defend but it goes off a thick edge to gully

Vijay and Dhawan are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. Starc will open the attack

Back after a short break. Vijay will take strike. Dhawan, the debutant, can wait a bit.

India will have to come back and bat for one over before lunch. A terrific effort from Australia to have stretched their score beyond 400 today. Steve Smith and Starc batted brilliantly in the morning and kept scoring at a good pace to put the pressure on India. India tried everything but nothing seemed to work - something which they are used to during a lower order partnership. Smith fell on 92, and Starc fell one short of a well deserved century. They have the runs on board now though. Stay tuned for India's innings.

141.5 Ashwin to Doherty, out Lbw!! That's the end. Flighted delivery from round the wicket, Doherty came forward and looked to defend but missed, the impact was on leg and that would have missed leg stump. Doesn't matter now though. Doherty lbw b Ashwin 5(12)

Ashwin to Doherty, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

141.4 Ashwin to Lyon, 1 run, swept to backward square leg, gets a single this time

141.3 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, Lyon had no clue about that carrom ball, pitches on middle and spins away past the bat. How do you bowl that? Says Lyon's reaction

141.2 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, too much flight on that one, Lyon looks to drive and misses

141.1 Ashwin to Doherty, 3 runs, on the legs, Doherty works it to fine leg, Ishant gives chase and slides to save a run

Ravichandran Ashwin [43.0-9-93-1] is back into the attack

140.6 Ishant to Doherty, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle stump, worked to mid wicket for a tight single

140.5 Ishant to Doherty, no run, fuller length and wide outside off, Doherty throws his bat at it and misses

140.4 Ishant to Doherty, no run, short of length and straight, Doherty stays back and blocks it to the on side

140.3 Ishant to Doherty, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Doherty hops back and looks to keep it away, gets hit on the glove

140.2 Ishant to Doherty, no run, good length delivery on the off, Doherty comes on the frontfoot and blocks it to point

140.1 Ishant to Doherty, no run, back of a length delivery on the legs, Doherty works it to square leg

139.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Doherty, 1 run, quick and straight delivery, Doherty gets his bat down in time and works it to fine leg for one

139.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Doherty, no run, flat and full delivery, Doherty defends it to the on side

139.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Doherty, no run, fired in on the off, Doherty comes on the frontfoot and defends it

139.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, 3 runs, flat ball on the middle and leg, Lyon clips it to deep backward square leg, Sachin Tendulkar chases and dives to save a single in the deep

139.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, flat and on the off, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

139.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Lyon drives it to mid off

138.6 Ishant to Doherty, no run, beaten, in the channel outside off, Doherty looks to block and misses

Xavier Doherty, left handed bat, comes to the crease

138.5 Ishant to Starc, out Caught by Dhoni!! Oh no. Starc is out for 99. This is heart-breaking. Good stuff from Ishant though - keeps hitting the right zones around off and gets the reward, this was a length delivery and nipped away just a bit, once again Starc plays away from the body and gets a thick edge, Dhoni dives to his left and holds on to a low catch. The Australian dressing room cannot believe it. Starc is disappointed as well although he's smiling. He can be happy for contributing a vital 99 though. Starc c Dhoni b Ishant 99(144) [4s-14]

Ishant to Starc, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

138.4 Ishant to Starc, no run, another swing and a miss. Just calm down, Starc. Length ball pitches on off and nips away, Starc plays away from the body and misses

138.3 Ishant to Starc, no run, stump to stump delivery, pushed back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc has never scored a first class century. That could change now

138.2 Ishant to Starc, no run, swing and a miss. Nervous, Starc is nervous. Full delivery outside off, Starc throws his bat at it and misses

138.1 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Starc defends it to point, no single there

Two slips in place. Field comes in

Mitchell Starc on 99. He'll be nervous. The dressing room is getting excited.

137.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, flat and quick ball on the off, Lyon stays back and defends it

137.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, loopy and full delivery, Lyon defends it to the on side

137.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, drifting into the pads, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

137.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, 1 run, 99 now with a punch to long off, Australia are on 399

137.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, no run, flat and straight delivery, Starc defends it back to the bowler

137.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, 2 runs, he goes to 98 with a drive to deep extra cover, Clarke and the rest of the team are waiting in anticipation in the dressing room

136.6 Ishant to Lyon, no run, pitched up on the off, Lyon drives it to mid off

136.5 Ishant to Lyon, no run, in the channel outside off, Lyon plays inside the line and lets it go

136.4 Ishant to Starc, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and on the legs, goes off the pads to the on side for a leg bye

136.3 Ishant to Starc, no run, stump to stump from over the wicket, worked to mid wicket

136.2 Ishant to Starc, no run

Starc is a hit away from a century. Australia might declare after he gets there

136.1 Ishant to Starc, FOUR, edged and four. More and more boundaries. Back of length delivery just outside off, Starc pushes at it and gets a thick edge that goes between the keeper and the man at wide slip, into third man for four

Ishant Sharma [27.0-7-67-2] is back into the attack

135.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, slower through the air, Lyon waits and blocks

135.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, a bit of drift and skids on as well, Lyon brings his bat down in time and blocks

135.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, stump to stump, but Lyon keeps it away

135.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Lyon, no run, flat ball on off, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

135.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, 1 run, slog-sweep but straight to deep square leg, hit it well but will get only one

135.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, no run, flat and straight ball, Starc comes on the frontfoot and defends it

134.6 Ojha to Lyon, FOUR,poor stuff from Ojha, he should have fielded that, this was driven to his left but he puts in a lazy effort and fails to bend, 4 runs to long off

134.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, defended solidly

134.4 Ojha to Lyon, no run, slow and loopy on middle stump, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

134.3 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, loopy and on the off, Starc drives it to long off for a single

130.4 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, given air on the off, Starc leans forward and drives it to long off for one

130.3 Ojha to Lyon, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Lyon works it to deep square leg, Lyon off the mark and off the strike

130.2 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flat and skiddy from round the wicket, Lyon defends it to the on side

130.1 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, flat and outside off, Starc pushes off the frontfoot to long off. Hit pad first but impact was outside off

This is now the highest score by an Australian number 9 against India in Tests

129.6 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, a bit short and spins in, Lyon looks to work it away but gets hit on the pads

129.5 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, given air on the off, Lyon defends it to the off side

129.4 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, bat-pad but no short leg. Loopy and straight, Starc looks to defend and gets an inside edge off his pads to square leg

129.3 Ashwin to Starc, FOUR, edged and four. Flat, quick and skiddy outside off, Starc looks to punch and gets a thick edge to third man. Starc is not only scoring runs, he's scoring them quickly

129.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, good flight on the off, Starc leans and blocks

129.1 Ashwin to Starc, 2 runs, tossed up delivery on middle stump line, Starc works it to deep square leg region for a couple

128.6 Ojha to Lyon, no run, beaten. Quick delivery pitches on off and spins across, Lyon tries to defend but misses

128.5 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, given air on the off, Starc defends it to long off for a single

128.4 Ojha to Starc, FOUR, Starc slogs and collects a boundary, safe shot with the spin. Throws his bat at it and slog-sweeps, not connected too well but gets a boundary to deep square leg

128.3 Ojha to Starc, no run

128.2 Ojha to Starc, no run, inside edge but wide of short leg, Starc pushes at it but gets a thick inside edge wide of short leg

128.1 Ojha to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Starc pushes it back to Ojha

127.6 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, the top spinner on the middle and leg, worked to mid wicket

127.5 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, another one slow through the air, Lyon is forward to defend

127.4 Ashwin to Lyon, no run, nicely tossed up on the off, Lyon waits and defends it

127.3 Ashwin to Lyon, no run

127.2 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, square of the wicket

127.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run

Ravichandran Ashwin [40.0-9-84-1] is back into the attack

126.6 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, India can't keep Starc away from the strike, this was flicked to mid wicket, Vijay dived across but only manages a half-stop, the batsmen sneak a run

126.5 Ojha to Starc, FOUR, that's a good delivery but ends up in a boundary. Loopy, full and inviting Starc forward, he went for the drive and got a thick inside edge to fine leg for a boundary

126.4 Ojha to Starc, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the off, Starc steers it to deep point region for a couple more

126.3 Ojha to Starc, FOUR, the ball wins the race. Ashwin and Ishant were giving chase and that was bound to happen. This was punched off the backfoot to sweeper cover, Ashwin went back from cover and Ishant went across from deep point, both in vain

126.2 Ojha to Starc, no run, loopy and turning in a long way, spins and hits Starc on the pads outside leg stump

126.1 Ojha to Starc, no run, tossed up delivery on the off, Starc defends it

125.6 Ishant to Lyon, no run, good length ball on the off, Lyon gets forward and defends it solidly

125.5 Ishant to Starc, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the off, Starc punches it to mid off for one

125.4 Ishant to Starc, no run, short of length and angled in from round the wicket, hits Starc on the pads

125.3 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Starc punches it back to the bowler

125.2 Ishant to Starc, no run, fuller length and outside off, Starc throws his bat at it and misses

125.1 Ishant to Starc, no run, short of length delivery on the off, Starc stands tall and defends it

124.6 Ojha to Lyon, no run, beaten. Flat, angled in and spins across, Lyon went back and tried to block but the ball spun across

124.5 Ojha to Lyon, no run, given air on middle stump line, Lyon comes on the frontfoot and blocks

124.4 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Lyon works it to mid wicket

124.3 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flighted up on middle stump, Lyon gets forward and blocks

124.2 Ojha to Lyon, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, a slight inside edge to short leg

Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease

124.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, out Stumped!! What a beauty of a ball! And what quick glovework from Dhoni. Needed a great delivery to remove Smith and Ojha has produced just that. Angled in from round the wicket, pitches on middle, draws Smith forward and then spins across his defence, Smith had dragged his backfoot just a bit but that was enough for Dhoni to quickly remove the bails. And well done to Aleem Dar, who didn't go up to the third umpire. Don't see that too often these days. Finally, the breakthrough for India but it has been a brilliant innings from Steven Smith. Steven Smith st Dhoni b Ojha 92(185) [4s-10 6s-1]

Ojha to Steven Smith, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

123.6 Ishant to Starc, no run, length delivery outside off, Starc cracks it hard but straight to mid off

123.5 Ishant to Starc, no run, tries a bouncer but it's extremely wayward down the leg side, Starc looks to pull but misses

123.4 Ishant to Starc, no run, pitched up delivery outside off, left alone again

123.4 Ishant to Starc, no run

123.3 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Starc leaves it alone

123.2 Ishant to Starc, no run, from round the wicket and full outside off, Starc lets it go

123.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the off, Smith defends it to deep backward point region for a single

Ishant Sharma [25.0-7-65-2] is back into the attack

India are looking quite clueless. 350 is just 3 runs away now.

122.6 Ojha to Starc, FOUR, Starc continues to find the boundaries. Short delivery outside off, Starc goes on the backfoot and punches it wide of cover, the ball slows down near the fence but still goes over

122.5 Ojha to Starc, no run, quick and flat delivery on middle stump, Starc goes on the backfoot quickly and blocks

122.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, flighted on the off, Smith drives it to long off for a single after using his feet

122.3 Ojha to Starc, 1 run, loopy and on the off, Starc defends it to mid off for a quick single, these two have run very well between the wickets

122.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, flat delivery on the legs, Smith works it to short fine leg, Ishant dives and prevents a boundary, good work

122.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, Ojha starts with a low full toss, Smith works it to mid wicket

Pragyan Ojha [21.0-4-62-1] is back into the attack

121.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, FOUR, FIFTY for Mitchell Starc. Extremely vital half century this. Flicks one off the pads to the deep backward square leg fence. His second fifty in Tests and he has looked very solid in this knock

120.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, driven to covers, a slight misfield but no damage done

120.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Starc looks to drive but is beaten by the turn

119.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Smith comes out of his crease and gets a toe-end of the bat to slip

119.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, huge lbw appeal. Was there an inside edge? If not, that looked close! No edge there. Flat and quick delivery angled in from round the wicket, Smith went back and missed it, the impact was on middle and leg and that could have hit leg stump. Aleem Dar, the man who matters, rules in favour of Smith. Replays in: all 3 stumps were visible during the point of impact, so not a bad decision at all

119.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, punched off the backfoot back to Ravindra Jadeja

119.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Smith is forward to defend

113.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, starts with a flat ball on the off, Smith stays back and punches it down to Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja [22.0-6-56-3] is back into the attack

112.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, swing and a miss. Ashwin bowls a straighter one outside off, Starc looks to drive but is beaten

112.5 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, worked to mid wicket, another easy single

112.4 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 2 runs, given air outside off, Smith comes down the track and drives it away to deep backward point, that's Smith's highest score in Tests

112.3 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, flat and full on middle, Smith gets forward and defends it

112.2 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, loopy delivery again, Starc works it to deep square leg for one more

112.1 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off, Smith defends it to point for a single

Ravichandran Ashwin [35.0-8-70-1] is back into the attack

111.6 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length ball on the middle and leg, Starc clips it to mid wicket

111.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, length delivery on the middle stump line, Smith defends it to mid on for one

111.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, banged in short but it doesn't rise much, Smith looks to pull but it goes off the toe end to mid off

111.3 Ishant to Starc, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and angled in, hits Starc on the body and rolls wide of slip, Smith calls for a quick run and gets there

Ishant from round the wicket now

111.2 Ishant to Starc, FOUR, hammered straight down the ground! Cracking sound as the ball met the bat. Full delivery on the off, Starc puts his frontfoot forward and smashes it hard over Ishant's head for a boundary, nearly went all the way

111.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Smith cuts it away to sweeper cover for a single

110.6 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Starc leaves it alone again

110.5 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, another one banged in short outside off, another leave

110.4 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, bowls a bouncer once again but this one is in the outside off channel, Starc leaves it alone

110.3 Bhuvneshwar to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Smith clips it to backward square leg

110.2 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar bowls a bouncer but Starc goes for the pull, doesn't control it well but gets a single down to deep backward square leg

110.1 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and on the off, Starc punches it to point

109.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, driven down the ground but Ishant has stopped a boundary, a near perfect straight drive but Ishant bends and stops it

109.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up delivery again, Smith defends it to covers

109.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, 2 runs, pulls back the length a bit, Smith defends it wide of cover for a couple more, the partnership is 50 and the score goes past 300

109.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, FOUR, what a shot! Absolutely brilliant from Smith, this was overpitched but he came right to the pitch of it and drove it down to long off, right out of the middle of the bat

109.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length and goes straight in the line outside off, Smith shoulders arms

109.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, a huge appeal for lbw but there was a big inside edge. Length ball around off, Smith prods forward and looks to block but gets a thick edge onto his pads

Starc is looking absolutely solid here. 350 is not too far.

108.6 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and around off, Starc defends it to covers

108.5 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, fuller length and outside off, Starc drives it to point

108.4 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and on the off, Starc punches it to mid off

108.3 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, no run, back of a length and around off, Starc defends it back to the bowler

108.2 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, 2 runs, edged but safe! Full ball outside off, Starc chases and throws his bat at it, the ball clears backward point for another couple

108.1 Bhuvneshwar to Starc, 2 runs, gets some movement but strays on the pads, Starc flicks it to deep square leg for a couple more

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [7.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack

The second new ball has been taken

107.6 Ishant to Starc, 1 run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Starc pushes it to backward point for one

107.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, coming in from outside off, Smith gets an inside edge which goes off the pads to point

107.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, much better line - switches to the off stump channel, Smith defends it solidly though

107.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, FOUR, that's what happend when you keep straying on the pads, Ishant is getting the ball to reverse but he keeps bowling on the legs, Smith flicks it away to deep backward square leg, Dhawan dives in vain near the ropes

107.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, 2 runs, reversing in to the right hander, Smith clips it off his pads to deep mid wicket region for a couple

107.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, wayward delivery - way too wide down the leg side, Dhoni dives across and stops it

106.6 Ashwin to Starc, no run, floated around off, Starc drives it to mid off

106.5 Ashwin to Starc, no run, a bit flatter through the air, Starc is forward in defence

106.4 Ashwin to Starc, no run, Ashwin continues to flight it above the eye-line, Starc leans and defends it

106.3 Ashwin to Starc, FOUR, too much flight and down the leg side, Starc waits and flicks it away to deep backward square leg for a boundary, Starc is adding a few vital runs here

106.2 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, Ashwin continues to flight it up, Smith once again comes down the track and drives it to long on

106.1 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, loopy delivery on middle stump line, Smith takes a step out and defends it

Umpire Aleem Dar had a word with Ishant Sharma about running on the danger area. No official warning though

105.6 Ishant to Starc, no run, pitched up and angled away outside off, Starc chases and looks to drive but misses

105.5 Ishant to Starc, no run, length ball around off, Starc punches it off the frontfoot to mid off

105.3 Ishant to Starc, FOUR, Ishant tries a bouncer but Starc handles it well. Banged in short right on his face, Starc was on the frontfoot but still manages to hook it away over square leg for a boundary

105.2 Ishant to Starc, no run, again moving away from the left hander, this time Starc lets it go

A man at wide slip and a gully in place

105.1 Ishant to Starc, no run, pokes and misses, reverse swing for Ishant away from the left hander, Starc reaches out but misses

104.6 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, lots of flight on that one, Starc works it to mid wicket for a quick single

104.5 Ashwin to Starc, no run, a bit of drift in the air as Ashwin pushes it through, Starc comes on the frontfoot and blocks

104.4 Ashwin to Starc, no run, slowly tossed up delivery on the off, Starc waits and blocks

104.3 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flat and quick delivery, Starc jams it to covers

104.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, loopy and around off, defended off the frontfoot

104.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Starc leans and blocks

Let's start the day with this: exactly one year back, Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century. It came in the Asia Cup game against Bangladesh. He is yet to score his 101st century...

Day 3, 8:45 - Welcome to day 3. India took honours on day 2 after a see-saw day. Australia once looked good for a score in excess of 350 but they have been restricted well by the Indians. How much more can the visitors add? Steven Smith is there in the middle and he will have to do the bulk of the batting.

That's all we have for you today. Do join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM for all the action from Day 3. Goodbye.

Cowan: 'The team needed me to play that innings. I wanted to make the most of getting in. It was nice to get more than a 30 or a 40. The pitch is similar to the Day 1 wicket in Hyderabad. Hopefully we can get a few more runs and take some early wickets.'

The last session was a fruitful one for India. They accounted for 4 Australian wickets, 2 of them coming in one over from Ishant. The lanky pacer has bowled well in his 50th Test and the ball to dismiss Henriques was a ripper. The pick of the bowlers undoubtedly has been Jadeja who has figures of 3/56. The day belonged to the hosts, but Australia will take heart from the way Steven Smith has batted. His team will want him to add a few more tomorrow morning, maybe get his side to a score in excess of 350.

103.6 Ishant to Starc, 1 run, full outside off, Starc plays a square drive to third man, takes the single now. That will be Stumps on Day 2

103.5 Ishant to Starc, no run, good length delivery on middle, defended cleanly to mid off

Two slips in place now

103.4 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Starc opens the face and guides it to third man again. Doesn't take the single again.

103.4 Ishant to Starc, no run

103.3 Ishant to Starc, no run, low full toss outside off, Starc opens the face and guides it to third man. They don't run

103.2 Ishant to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Starc jams down on that and plays to mid off

103.1 Ishant to Starc, no run, good length delivery on middle, pushed uppishly to the left of Ishant

Ishant Sharma [20.0-7-40-2] is back into the attack

Ishant will bowl the final over of the day.

102.6 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, slow and on middle, Smith dabs it to the leg side

102.5 Ashwin to Starc, 1 run, flighted up on the pads, driven down to long on for a single

102.4 Ashwin to Starc, no run, attempts the carrom ball and drops it short outside off, driven to cover

102.3 Ashwin to Starc, FOUR, just cleared midwicket, tossed up on the pads, Starc flicks uppishly, over Dhawan at midwicket, gets four for that.

102.2 Ashwin to Starc, no run, slower through the air, tossed up on the leg stump, Starc defends off the front foot

102.1 Ashwin to Starc, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, pushed off the backfoot to point

101.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, full on middle and off, defended cleanly

98.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Starc, no run, Ravindra Jadeja comes from over the wicket and tosses this one up outside off, beats the outside edge as Starc tries to drive

Mitchell Starc, left handed bat, comes to the crease

98.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, out Lbw!! That looked plumb the moment it hit Siddle's pad. Tossed up on middle, Siddle tried to play the straight drive and missed it completely. The ball hit him quite low on the front pad. The umpire took his time, but raised the finger ever so slowly. Siddle lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 0(14)

97.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery reversing in from outside off, Smith gets forward to defend and is struck on the pads. Loud appeal from Ishant, but the umpire is unmoved. Was probably struck outside the line of off stump.

97.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery tailing in on middle, Smith defends to cover

97.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, full and outside off, Smith gets forward and defends back to the bowler

97.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, full and reversing in on off stump, defended cleanly to the off side

97.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, FOUR, really good looking shot from Steven Smith, back of a length delivery outside off, he transfers the weight at the last instant and punches through the gap in the cover region, it was four once it crossed the 30 yard circle

97.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length delivery tailing in from outside off, Smith defends off the backfoot

96.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, a bit slower, but still straight on middle, defended back to the bowler

96.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, on the leg stump, driven to mid on

96.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, flat and short outside off, Siddle tries to cut and is beaten

96.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, flighted up outside off, driven to mid off

96.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, flatter on the leg stump, Siddle misses the flick, is hit on the pads

96.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Siddle, no run, flighted up on off stump, Siddle comes forward to defend, loud appeal from the Indians as they felt it hit the pad first, the umpire is unmoved.

Ravindra Jadeja [19.0-5-51-2] is back into the attack

95.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, full and tailing in a bit from outside off, Smith defends solidly to cover point

Umpires are taking a look at the ball. It has gone terribly out of shape. The fourth umpire is running in with a box of balls. The ball has been replaced. But India have still not taken the 2nd new ball

95.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, Smith reaches forward and plays a nice looking square drive, Ojha has some distance to cover from third man and Smith has all the time to come back for two

95.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith punches off the backfoot to cover

95.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery pitched well outside off, Smith reaches out and blocks

95.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, full and down the leg side, Smith misses the flick

95.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery tailing in from outside off, Smith defends to point

94.6 Ojha to Siddle, no run, slightly slower in the air, on middle, driven to cover

94.5 Ojha to Siddle, no run, flighted up outside off, Siddle gets on the front foot and defends

94.4 Ojha to Siddle, no run, drifting onto the pads, driven to midwicket

94.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, Smith gets to his third Test fifty with that single, comes down the track and drives past a diving cover fielder to long off.

94.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, flighted up on off stump, Smith goes back and defends

93.6 Ishant to Siddle, no run, this one moves the other way, length delivery outside off, Siddle tries to defend off the backfoot and is beaten. Probing over from Ishant

93.5 Ishant to Siddle, no run, full and outside off this time, Siddle gets on the front foot to defend, gets a thin outside edge which drops short of Dhoni.

93.4 Ishant to Siddle, no run, he is steaming in now, full, fast and reversing in from outside off, Siddle goes back, stays low and defends

Peter Siddle, right handed bat, comes to the crease

93.3 Ishant to Henriques, out Bowled!! This delivery was much better than the one which accounted for Haddin. Fuller on middle, tails in and hits the front pad of Henriques who tried to defend, deflected onto the off stump. Ishant is proving to be a handful with the old ball. Henriques b Ishant 0(2)

Ishant to Henriques, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

93.2 Ishant to Henriques, no run, another back of a length delivery coming into the off stump, Henriques pushes off the backfoot to point

Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease

93.1 Ishant to Haddin, out Bowled!! Ishant has been labelled unlucky, but this time Lady luck has smiled on him. Back of a length and outside off, slightly reversing in, Haddin tries to cut and gets an inside edge, drags it onto the stumps. Haddin departs after a decent partnership. Haddin b Ishant 21(36) [4s-2 6s-1]

Ishant to Haddin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

92.6 Ojha to Haddin, 1 run, Haddin attempts the slog again, mistimes it, the ball hangs in the air and goes towards long on but does not carry to Vijay. Just a single.

92.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, excellent running between the wickets, slow and short on middle, nudged to square leg for a quick single

92.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, full and pitched outside off, Smith gets his front foot moving and plays a crisp drive to cover

92.3 Ojha to Haddin, 1 run, tossed up outside off and turning away, Haddin drives to mid off, easy single on offer

92.2 Ojha to Haddin, no run, a touch quicker on middle, defended to the leg side

92.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, flighted up on the leg stump, Smith comes down the track and drives to long on

91.6 Ishant to Haddin, no run, slightly slower and fuller on the leg stump, Haddin was early into the shot, almost gets a leading edge, ball rolls to the silly mid on fielder.

91.5 Ishant to Haddin, no run, attempts the bouncer on the leg stump, Haddin ducks under it

91.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, good length delivery pitched well outside off, tailing in a bit, Smith tried to play the cover drive, went off the inside part of his bat to square leg.

91.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith goes back and across, presents the full face of the bat

91.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, short and outside off, Smith tries to cut, the ball doesn't bounce up appreciably, Smith gets a bottom edge which bounces in front of Dhoni.

91.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery tailing in sharply from off stump, Smith does well to stay low and defends to the leg side

Ishant Sharma [16.0-6-33-0] is back into the attack

Ishant comes into the attack. Let's see if he can cause any trouble with reverse swing

90.6 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flighted up even further on off stump, squeezed out by Haddin back to the bowler

90.5 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flighted up outside off, straightens after pitching, left alone by Haddin

90.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, comes down the track to a flighted delivery and drives to long off

90.3 Ojha to Haddin, 1 run, driven to short cover, Dhawan mis-fielded and it went off his legs to the mid off region, Haddin sneaks a single

90.2 Ojha to Haddin, no run, lovely bowling by Ojha, beats Haddin in the flight and turn, tossed up outside off, it was a teasing delivery and went past the outside edge as Haddin came down to defend

90.1 Ojha to Haddin, no run, darted down the leg side, Haddin tries to flick and misses

Drinks are on the field now

89.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, flat and short on middle, Smith pushes it off the backfoot to midwicket

89.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, comes down the track, Ravindra Jadeja bowls it on the pads, inside out drive to cover

89.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, lapse in concentration, slightly shorter outside off, Smith tries to make room and cut, it was quite close to the off-stump, is beaten

89.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, flighted up on middle, again a solid defence

88.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, comes down the track to a tossed up delivery, digs out the yorker.

87.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, no run, a bit shorter on off stump, Haddin goes back and defends solidly.

87.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, FOUR, he has changed gears suddenly, floated up on middle, Haddin waits for it and slogs it over the deep midwicket fence, hasn't timed it really well, but it goes into a vacant area

87.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, 1 run, fuller on middle, driven down to long off for a single

87.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, FOUR, slightly shorter outside off, Smith goes back and tries to cut, gets a thick outside edge which runs to the third man fence. Runs are coming quickly for Smith.

87.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, 1 run, on the pads, Haddin turns it to Pujara at short leg. He sends in a wayward throw at the non-striker end and the batsmen take a single

87.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Haddin, FOUR, floated up on middle, Haddin slogs it through the midwicket region, against the turn, he has hit it through the gap in the midwicket region

Ravindra Jadeja [17.0-4-37-2] is back into the attack

86.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Smith defends it with bat close to the pad

86.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, nicely flighted, Smith drives well but finds the man at cover

86.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, tossed up outside off, Smith watches it closely and blocks again

86.3 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, floated up, Smith skips down to defend well

86.2 Ojha to Haddin, 1 run, slow and on the leg, Haddin turns it softly through square leg for one more

86.1 Ojha to Haddin, no run, floated up outside off, Haddin leans forward to drive it firmly to cover

85.6 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on outside off now, Smith hangs back to block

85.4 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, yorker length on a flighted length, well dug out by the batsman as he saw it till the end

85.5 Ashwin to Steven Smith, FOUR, poor line now from Ashwin and Smith makes him pay. It was full and outside leg, Smith gets down on his knee and sweeps it very fine for another boundary

85.3 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run

Ashwin comes from round the wicket now.

85.2 Ashwin to Haddin, leg byes, 3 runs, turning in from leg stump, it hits Haddin on the thigh before rolling fine. Steven Smith is very quick to come back for the third

85.1 Ashwin to Haddin, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Haddin gets right back to tap it to mid wicket

84.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, nicely tossed up, Smith skips down to drive but finds the man at cover

80.1 Ojha to Haddin, no run, floated up outside off, Haddin drives it hard on the offside and Bhuvneshwar dives across to his left at point

No signs of taking the 2nd new ball. More spin.

79.6 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on outside off, Smith gets back to punch it to cover

79.5 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, given a lot of flight and turning in sharply from outside off. Smith is hit low on the bat as he gets back to defend

79.4 Ashwin to Haddin, 1 run, very full again, Haddin punches it to long on for one more

79.3 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, tossed up again, Smith comes on the frontfoot and drives it down to long on once more

79.2 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 2 runs, floated up, Smith comes down to the pitch and works it away nicely wide of long on for a couple

79.1 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, flat and turning in, Smith gets back and taps it to mid wicket

78.6 Ojha to Haddin, SIX, tossed up by Ojha and very full too. Haddin comes on the frontfoot and launches it handsomely past the ropes straight down the ground. Fine way to get off the mark

78.5 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flat, quick and outside off. Haddin gets back to defend well

78.4 Ojha to Haddin, no run, flat and outside off, Haddin shuffles across to defend it well

78.3 Ojha to Steven Smith, 1 run, given a lot of air, Smith comes down and drives to long off to get Haddin on strike

78.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, that's the 2nd long hop Smith has missed out on a trot. Short and outside off, Smith cuts but straight to point

78.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, a low full toss now as Ojha tosses it up, Smith hits it straight to the fielder at cover

Pragyan Ojha [12.0-2-45-1] is back into the attack

Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

77.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, out Caught by Virat Kohli!! Ashwin deserved this wicket. He's bowled well all day. This was floated up on middle stump again and turns away after opening up Cowan, a classical off-spinner's delivery to a left-hander. The edge goes straight to Kohli, at slip. He does not drop this and Cowan's gritty knock comes to an end. Ed Cowan c Virat Kohli b Ashwin 86(238) [4s-8]

Ashwin to Ed Cowan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

77.5 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, more flight again but it pitches shorter, Smith gets back and turns it down to deep backward square leg for one more

77.4 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, a lot of flight again and outside off, Smith presses forward to block

77.3 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, more change in trajectory. A lot more flight and outside off, Smith stretches out to defend

77.2 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, pushed through quick and slightly short too. Smith turns it to mid wicket

75.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, catch dropped by Pujara once more at silly point. It was tossed up nicely by Ashwin, it hit Cowan high on the bat and lobs up straight to Pujara. These are chances that have to be definitely taken. Very poor effort

75.4 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, floated up, Smith skips down and punches it to long on for one

75.3 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, turning in again, Smith gets right back to defend

75.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 3 runs, turning away, Cowan gets back and whips it through square leg. Steven Smith pushes for the third and gets it quite easily. Very good running

75.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, slow turn away, Cowan gets right back to block

74.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, on a good length and outside off, Smith punches it to point

74.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, FOUR, Ishant gets it to swing in nicely but it finishes on leg stump. Smith glances fine and Dhoni dives across to his left but does not get there

74.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up and straight, Smith punches it to short mid on

74.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, full and on the leg, Cowan turns it firmly down to deep square leg for one more

74.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, on the off, Cowan stands up and taps it towards short cover

74.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, on a good length and outside off, Cowan stays back and opens the face to run it wide of third man for a couple

73.6 Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, slow and outside off, Smith comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to short mid on

73.4 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, turning in, Smith gets back and taps it softly through mid wicket for one more

73.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, sliding on, Cowan pushes it through cover for a quick single

73.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan taps it on the offside

Replays coming in show that Smith did not get an inside edge in that appeal in the previous over. He's very lucky to be still out there.

73.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, tossed up outside off, Cowan pushes it to mid off

72.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, extremely confident appeal turned down. It was a delivery that shaped back in sharply to hit Smith on the front pad. Was there an inside edge? That was the only thing that could have saved Smith.

72.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, slanted outside off, Cowan stands up tall and punches it to sweeper cover for one more

72.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, full and just outside off, Cowan presses forward to defend well

72.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, 1 run, angled in, Smith stands up tall and turns it to deep mid wicket for one

72.2 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, Ishant jumps wide of the crease and angles it in. Smith punches it down the track and short mid on stops it

72.1 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run

Welcome back. Ishant will continue. He was getting some good swing before the break.

It's been a good session for India. Australia made 71 but lost 3 wickets in the process. Jadeja's double strike put the pressure on the visitors after a good opening stand. Philip Hughes prodded away for a while before Ojha put an end to his misery. Cowan and Smith have steadied things for now but still have to do a lot of hard work if they are to get Australia to a good score. Join us at 2:30 PM for the rest of the action.

71.6 Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, turning in and keeping low, Smith works it to backward square leg for one.

71.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the off from round the wicket, Cowan stays in the crease to defend

71.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, pitched up again, Cowan pushes it firmly to mid off

71.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot to defend

Ravichandran Ashwin [23.0-6-36-0] is back into the attack

70.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, 2 runs, Ishant changes his length, opts for the suprise short delivery but it was well outside off. Smith rides the bounce and guides it past point for a couple

70.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Smith comes on the frontfoot to tap it to cover

70.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, Ishant is getting some good reverse swing going. This one moves back sharply from well outside off and not too far away from the off stump as Smith leaves

70.3 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, on a good length and outside off, Smith gets up tall to block it to cover

70.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, pitched up and very straight. Cowan gets a thickish inside edge on the onside as he looks to defend.

70.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, full and outside off, Cowan presses forward to defend

69.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on again from round the wicket, Smith gets the bat in front of the pad now to defend

69.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, slow and on middle stump, Smith defends it watchfully down the track

69.4 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, floated up outside off, Cowan leans out and works it past mid wicket for an easy single

69.3 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan skips down and punches it to mid off

69.2 Ojha to Ed Cowan, FOUR, Ojha slides down the legside now, Cowan turns it gently and through fine leg. Pujara raced across from deep square leg and does not get there in time. Ojha was not impressed with the effort

69.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, tossed up by Ojha, Cowan skips down, picks it on the full and punches it to mid on

68.6 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, Ishant continues to bend it back in but Smith deals well with it. He gets the pad out of the way and blocks it solidly

68.5 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, shaping in again, Smith keeps the bat very close to his pad to defend

68.4 Ishant to Steven Smith, no run, full and angled in from over the wicket, Smith turns it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket

68.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, on the leg now, Cowan turns it off his thigh to fine leg for one more

Kohli is right in the ear of Cowan. He is the lone man at slip.

68.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, full and straight with a bit of shape in again, Cowan defends it towards mid wicket

68.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, nicely pitched up and on the off, moving a shade too. Cowan defends it solidly down the track

67.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, slow and straight, Smith lunges out to defend well

67.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, floated up on the middle and leg, Smith skips down now and tries to whip it on the onside but gets a thick inside edge onto his pad. It would have been gobbled up had a sillu point been in place

67.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, floated up and well outside off, Smith does not offer a shot

67.3 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, slow and on the middle and leg, Smith watches it well and blocks

67.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, beautifully bowled now. It was tossed up and beats Smith with the turn away even as he moves forward to block. He does not seem too perturbed about it though

65.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, FOUR, a loose delivery now and Smith does well to put it away. It was short and sliding on outside off, Smith opens the face and cuts it nicely past point for his 2nd boundary

65.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Smith stays in the crease and pushes it to mid on

64.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, slow and on middle stump from round the wicket, Cowan plays it back down the track

64.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Smith works it behind square on the onside for one more

64.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on and keeping low, Smith brings his bat down just in time to block

64.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, flat and outside off, Smith gets back and punches it firmly to cover

63.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, tossed up and outside off, Smith skips down and punches it back down the track

62.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, pushed through quick and on the leg, Cowan cannot get it past short leg

62.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Cowan taps it on the onside again

62.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, Cowan taps it softly on the onside

62.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, pushed through quick and on off stump. Cowan gets back and punches it to cover

62.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up, Cowan comes down and turns it to mid wicket

62.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, Ravindra Jadeja did this a couple of times in the previous over. Beats Cowan once again by the delivery sliding on outside off

61.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, straighter in ling now, Smith gets right back and defends

61.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, tossed up and turning away outside off, Smith does not offer a shot

61.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, slow turn away, Smith lunges out to defend on the offside

61.3 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, slow and on the middle and leg, Smith gets his bat down just in time to block

61.2 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Smith presses forward to block

61.1 Ojha to Steven Smith, FOUR, Smith does not want to be kept quiet for long. He comes down the track for a lofted shot and goes through with it. It was not timed well but it still goes well over mid off and rolls into the boundary

60.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, quick and straight, Cowan stays in the crease to block again

60.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the middle and leg now, Cowan stands up tall to tap it to short leg

60.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, very similar to the previous delivery, pushed through outside off and beaten again

60.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, pushed through quick and outside off, Cowan hangs his bat out to defend but is beaten

60.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on and on off stump again, Cowan defends it well

60.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, on the off, Cowan gets back to block

60.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run

Ravindra Jadeja [14.0-2-36-2] is back into the attack

59.6 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run

59.5 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run

59.4 Ojha to Steven Smith, no run

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

59.3 Ojha to Hughes, out Caught by Dhoni!! Yet another failure for Hughes. A much needed wicket for Ojha too. This was turning down the legside, there was some extra bounce too. Hughes stood up and tried to turn it on the onside but it grazes the glove and goes fine. Dhoni was very quick to move down the legside and take the sharp chance. Hughes c Dhoni b Ojha 2(31)

Ojha to Hughes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

59.2 Ojha to Hughes, no run, slow and outside off, Hughes lunges out to defend

59.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, sliding on outside off, Cowan gets back and cuts it past point for one

This is the 7th Test duck for Michael Clarke. His 2nd golden duck (the only other time also vs Ind at SCG Jan 2008) via Mohandas Menon on twitter

58.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat and just outside off now, Hughes presses forward to block

58.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, given a lot of air, the carrom ball as well. Cowan stretches out to drive it to sweeper cover

58.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up, Cowan drives it hard but straight into the man at silly point

58.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, turning away slowly, Cowan gets right behind the line to defend

58.2 Ashwin to Hughes, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Hughes turns it softly through square leg for one more

58.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, slow and on the leg, Hughes defends it well

57.6 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, catch dropped by Kohli at slip. Ojha needed that badly. It was nicely sliding on from round the wicket, drew Cowan forward to take the outside edge. The ball hits Dhoni's pads before lobbing up to Kohli who does not latch on. That had to be taken. Kohli has had a horrid day so far.

57.5 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan skips down and pushes it to cover

57.4 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, flat and on the leg, Cowan gets back and works it behind square on the onside for an easy couple

57.3 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, given a lot of flight and outside off, Cowan stretches out to drive it to mid off

57.2 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Cowan moves forward to defend but is beaten

57.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan comes down the track to punch it back to Ojha

Pragyan Ojha [5.0-1-20-0] is back into the attack

56.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, nicely tossed up on the middle and leg, Hughes moves forward to block

56.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, Ashwin goes over the wicket and keeps it outside off. Hughes cuts it to point

56.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, the carrom ball again. Hughes does not pick it at all. He prods forward and just about manages to get some bat on it before the ball hits the pad

56.2 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up, Hughes skips down and flicks to mid wicket

56.1 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, flat and on the off, Hughes gets back to block

55.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat, full and on the middle and leg. Cowan turns it straight to the fielder at mid wicket

55.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, slow and on the off, Cowan continues to defend watchfully

55.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the off, Cowan lunges out to defend

55.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, floated up outside off, Cowan moves forward to play it back down the track

55.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, 1 run, Hughes gets off the mark finally. He manages to push this in the big gap through cover and finally scores against a spinner in this series too

55.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, flat and turning in from over the wicket now. Hughes gets back and continues to defend

Drinks are on the field now

54.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, beautifully bowled to hit Cowan on the pad. Loud appeal too but not given. This one looped in and probably pitched outside leg, opened Cowan up and hit him on the pad after beating the bat.

54.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, tossed up outside off, Cowan presses forward to tap it to silly point

54.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket again, Cowan gets down low to play it back down the track

54.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, nicely flighted on the middle and leg, Cowan presses forward to block

54.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, full and sliding on, finishes on middle stump. Cowan gets back and gets it on the inside half of the bat as he tries to defend

54.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, FOUR, dragged short by Ashwin and Cowan does not miss out. He gets right back and cuts it hard past the man at point for a boundary

53.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Hughes, no run, slow through the air and on the leg, Hughes turns it firmly to mid wicket

53.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, slow through the air and very full. Cowan gets down quickly and pushes it wide of mid off for a quick single

53.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, slow turn in again, Cowan gets right back to defend

53.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, slow and on the leg, Cowan turns it straight to the fielder at short leg

53.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, an appeal again, not confident and not upheld. This one turns and bounces big to hit Cowan on the thigh before lobbing up to short leg

52.6 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, pitched up on the leg, Hughes turns it straight to the fielder at mid wicket.

52.5 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, floated up on the off, Hughes moves fporward tentatively to block

52.4 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, very, very close call now. This was the carrom ball. Hughes did not pick it at all. It pitched well outside off and turned in. Hughes leaves and it misses the off stump by a whisker. That will put a lot of doubt in his already clouded mind

52.3 Ashwin to Hughes, no run, tossed up on the off, Hughes gets right behind the line to block

47.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Clarke, out Stumped!! That's a big, big wicket. A very ambitious dance down the track first ball but Ravindra Jadeja gets it to spin big from off stump and past the bat. Clarke was way down the track and is stumped easily. That's the 4th time Ravindra Jadeja has got rid of Clarke in this series. The ploy to move up to No 3 has failed big time and India are right back in the game now. Michael Clarke st Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 0(1)

Ravindra Jadeja to Michael Clarke, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, out Caught by Dhoni!! There comes the wicket finally. Big deflection off the bat and into the pad as Warner danced down the track. It lobbed up in the air, no short leg in place and Dhoni had to rush forward to take the catch. Ravindra Jadeja breaks the record opening stand, it is the highest for Aus in India. Warner c Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 71(147) [4s-9]

Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, floated up outside off, Warner leans forward to drive it to mid off

47.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, skidding on and keeping low on leg stump, Cowan was hanging back but manages to get his bat down to turn it to square leg

47.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, very full and outside off, Warner drives well but to cover. A misfield allows them one more

47.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, pushed through quick and outside off, Warner presses forward to defend well

46.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and on the off, Cowan gets right back to block

46.5 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, misfield now, by Jadeja. Warner opened the face to guide it to point but Jadeja lets it through between his legs

46.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, another very loud appeal but the umpire was not interested. Rightly so. It did slide on from round the wicket but took the inside edge before hitting the stump

46.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, could have been a run out chance but it ends up as an easy single. Cowan hit this really hard and wide of mid off. Ishant got acorss quickly but slides and falls down

46.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, full and on middle stump, Cowan turns it straight to the fielder at mid wicket

46.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, pitched up and outside off, Cowan opens the face and pushes it to cover

45.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, slow and full outside off, Warner presses forward and defends it well

45.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, slow and on the middle and leg, Cowan turns it neatly through square leg for one more

45.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, tossed up, Cowan comes down quickly and drills it down the ground. Ravindra Jadeja gets a hand on it to take the sting off and mid off comes around to collect it

45.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Cowan shuffles a bit to tap it on the onside

45.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and full outside off, Cowan lunges out now to tap it to cover

45.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, pushed through and outside off, Cowan gets right behind the line to defend

44.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat, quick and on the off. Warner presses forward to tap it to point

44.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, a little too full again, Warner plays it softly back down the track

44.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and just outside off, Warner presses forward to tap it to point

44.2 Ashwin to Warner, FOUR, quality batting this. He does not miss out on the loose delivery. It was a low full toss on the leg. Warner whips it hard and nicely in the gap through mid wicket to pick up a boundary

44.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, going straight on again from round the wicket. Warner was waiting for it on the backfoot and keeps it out

43.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, pushed through quick and outside off, Cowan presses forward to tap it to cover

43.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, slow turn in on the leg, Warner works it through square leg for one more

43.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 2 runs, sliding on again, a little width outside off too. Warner leans back and opens the face of the bat to guide it wide of third man

43.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, flat and sliding on. Warner gets right back to defend

43.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, Warner is eager to come down the track, he does it again and punches it a little upiishly to mid off

43.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 2 runs, flat and full outside off, Warner gets forward and opens the face to push it behind square on the offside for a couple

42.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, flatter and outside off now, Cowan gets forward to push it to point

42.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on again, Cowan lunges out but is not quite to the pitch. He still manages to turn it past short leg

42.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, on the leg now, Cowan leans forward to turn it to square leg

42.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, skidding through once again. Cowan was on the backfoot and brings his bat down just in time to keep it out. That will keep Ashwin interested

42.2 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, pitched up again, Warner drives it hard down to long off for just one

42.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and sliding on from round the wicket, Warner stays back to block

41.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, no turn this time, it just skids on and keeps lower than Cowan expected it to. He adjusts well and defends it

41.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, turning in again, Cowan gets back to work it with the turn through square leg for a couple

41.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and full outside off, Cowan lunges out to defend

41.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, Ed Cowan skips down too early now and the ball hits the bat very high up. It did lob up too but well in front of Ravindra Jadeja

41.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Cowan gets right back to tap it to cover

41.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, tossed up again, Warner comes down and punches it to long on

40.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, excellent follow up delivery too. Ashwin bowls this a little flatter but gives it more rip. Cowan lunges out to defend but is beaten by the sharp turn away

40.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, very nicely flighted now. Cowan does not pick the legnth early, it lands right near his boot and he is forced to jam it out

40.4 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, a little too full now from Ashwin. Warner is able to drive it with ease to long off

40.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, floated up on leg stump, Warner opens his stance to defend

40.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, on the off and skidding on, Warner stays back to block again

40.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and on the middle and leg, Warner turns it straight to mid wicket

39.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and pushed through quick by Ravindra Jadeja. Cowan plays it back to Jadeja

39.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, floated up, Warner skips down now and works it down to long on for just one

39.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, pitching outside off and turning in, Warner blocks again

39.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, flat and outside off, Warner lunges out to defend well

39.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, pushed through and outside off, Cowan leans out to guide it wide of point for one more

39.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, FOUR, excellent use of the feet and equally good placement. That gets Cowan his 6th Test fifty. He came down the track to whip a full delivery nicely between mid wicket and mid on. Top clas innings so far

38.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, on the off and turning away, Warner gets right back to play it down the track. Ashwin's third maiden over of the innings

38.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, a little more fuller but going straight on from round the wicket, Warner plays it late and pushes it back to Ashwin

38.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, Ashwin continues to mix things up. sliding on now and on the off. Warner blocks again

38.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, nice loop this time, on the middle and leg too. Warner turns it to mid wicket

38.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, low bounce now. This one just shoots through but it was outside off. Came off slowly too and Warner is able to jam it out on the offside

37.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, good footwork all around. Cowan skips down to punch this one down the track and Ravindra Jadeja sticks his boot out to stop it

37.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, good use of the feet now, Warner was very quick to get down and punch it down to long on

37.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, slow through the air and outside off, Warner stretches out to defend

37.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, very full now, Warner plays it back to Ravindra Jadeja

37.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, pushed through quick and outside off, Warner stands in the crease to punch it to cover

37.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, tossed up outside off from round the wicket, Warner defends it solidly

36.6 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, on the fuller side and sliding on, Warner gets back and turns it softly through square leg

36.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Cowan leans forward and turns it behind square on the onside

36.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, flatter and slightly shorter too. Cowan gets back and works it in the big gap through mid wicket for a couple

36.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, given a lot of air this time, still outside off though and Cowan shoulders arms

36.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, tossed up and on the off, Cowan leans forward to defend

36.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, very, very loud appeal straightaway. Turned down. It looked a good shout. Sliding on from round the wicket and hitting Cowan low on the front pad. Replays show that it was striking him in front of leg stump. That would have gone further down

Welcome back. Dhoni leads the talk in the huddle even as Warner and Cowan near the pitch.

Australia have left all their off field problems outside the boundary line. A brilliant session for the visitors. Their first century opening partnership of the series and it has come when Australia needed it badly. Warner has attacked and defended well, while Cowan has been solid. Hard work ahead for India's bowlers, the wickets won't come easy this time. Join us at 12:10 for the next session.

35.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, flat and turning in, Warner defends it off the backfoot

35.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, what was Kohli doing there? That's a missed chance. Much easier than the previous one. This was full and outside off, Warner drives and gets a thick edge which goes just to the right of Kohli but he simply watches it go past him. I can't understand why he didn't even attempt for a catch there

35.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, quick single! Works it to mid on and takes on Pujara, a direct hit might have made it closer but Cowan continues to take these risky singles

35.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, a streaky single and that's the 7th Test FIFTY for Warner. Pushes at a flighted delivery outside off and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg, this has been a solid knock. He had to prove a point and he has started well here

Ravindra Jadeja is bowling from round the wicket now

35.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, again stump to stump, defended solidly though

35.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, Warner drives it back to the bowler

34.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, more flight on this one, played to covers again

34.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, poor delivery but he gets away, very short and outside off, Warner cuts it straight to cover

34.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, lots of turn and bounce! Where did that come from? Pitches on off and spins away sharply as Warner lets it go

34.1 Ashwin to Warner, 2 runs, starts with a slow and short one outside off, Warner cuts it to sweeper cover, they take on Ojha at that position and run back for 2

Ravichandran Ashwin [10.0-2-14-0] is back into the attack

33.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and around off, Cowan stays back and blocks

33.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, 100 run opening stand for Ed Cowan and Warner, Cowan drives this wide of mid off for a couple and run back for 2, round of applause from the dressing room. This has been a superb stand, a much needed one for Australia

32.6 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, slowly tossed up on the middle and leg, worked to square leg for one

32.5 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, better line and length from Ojha in this over as he bowls one on the off, Cowan defends

32.4 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Cowan drives it to mid on, they don't take the run because Jadeja is the fielder

32.3 Ojha to Ed Cowan, FOUR, can you call that a catch dropped? Very tough chance. Flat delivery outside off, Cowan slashes hard and gets a thick edge which flies quickly past Kohli at slip, Kohli had no time to react even though the ball was very close to him

32.2 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Cowan works it to short leg

32.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, flat delivery outside off, Cowan watches it well and lets it go

31.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, quick turn from outside off, takes the inside edge and hits his pads

31.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, given air on the off, Warner drives it to covers

31.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 2 runs, flat and outside off, Warner guides it wide of deep backward point for a couple

31.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, good fielding, Warner comes down the track and drives it very hard to Dhawan at cover, he fields and throws the ball quickly

31.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, fired in on the off, Warner stays back and defends it

31.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Cowan reaches out and pushes it to cover point for one

30.6 Ojha to Warner, no run, stump to stump delivery, defended to mid on, a maiden from Ojha

30.5 Ojha to Warner, no run, slowly tossed up on middle, Warner comes down the track and drives it back to Ojha

30.4 Ojha to Warner, no run, loopy and on the off, Warner comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid off

30.3 Ojha to Warner, no run, floated on the middle and leg, Warner defends it back to the bowler

30.3 Ojha to Warner, no run

30.2 Ojha to Warner, no run, quicker and straighter, Warner stays back and defends it

30.1 Ojha to Warner, no run, once again Ojha starts with a leg stump delivery, Warner clips it to mid wicket

29.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, a bit of turn from outside off, Cowan stays back and defends it

29.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ed Cowan, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Cowan drives it to mid on

29.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, quick and turning in down the leg side, Warner works it to backward square leg

29.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, superb placement. This was short and turning in, Warner went back and waited for the ball to come on, and then punched it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary

29.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, once again targeting the stumps, Warner gets forward and blocks

29.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, starts with a straight ball, Warner drives it to mid off

Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

28.6 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, is this some strategy? Another one fired in down the leg side, Cowan misses a glance

28.5 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and quick on the legs, Cowan defends it to short leg

28.4 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 2 runs, and down the leg side once again, Cowan nudges it to fine leg for a couple more

28.3 Ojha to Warner, 1 run, Warner comes out of his crease and works it to mid on for a single

28.2 Ojha to Warner, no run, much better from Ojha, tosses it up on middle stump line, Warner is forward to block

28.1 Ojha to Warner, no run, Ojha is struggling with his line, fires this one down the leg side again

27.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, a bit of drift into the left hander, he pushes it to mid off

27.5 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off, Warner stays back and punches it to sweeper cover for one

27.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, turn and bounce. Loopy and kicks off from the off stump zone, spins away as well and Warner lets it go

27.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, given air outside off, Cowan pushes it to sweeper cover for a single

27.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, slow turn from middle stump line, Cowan is squared up but manages to block

27.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, given a lot of air outside off, Cowan drives it but the ball hits the fielder at silly point

26.6 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, once again down the leg side, easy single to fine leg

26.5 Ojha to Warner, 1 run, loopy and full, driven down to mid off for a single

26.4 Ojha to Warner, no run, floated on the middle and leg, Warner works it to mid wicket

26.3 Ojha to Warner, no run, flat and around off, Warner goes on the backfoot and blocks

26.2 Ojha to Warner, byes, FOUR, wrong line again. Pitches on leg and turns away a long way, no chance for Dhoni and the ball goes to the fine leg fence

26.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the legs, Cowan works it to square leg for a single

25.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and quick around off, Warner defends it to cover

25.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, loopy and full, Warner gets forward and blocks it back to Ashwin

25.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and some turn in the off stump line, Warner defends off the backfoot

25.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, quick single! Cowan comes down the track and drives it to mid off, runs with the momentum and takes on Ojha successfuly, very risky single but he gets it

25.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, flat and quick through the air, defended off the backfoot

25.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, given air on the middle and leg, Cowan works it to the on side

24.6 Ojha to Ed Cowan, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off, Cowan drives it down to mid off for a single, an expensive first over that from Ojha

24.5 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, flatter and much straighter, Cowan defends it

24.4 Ojha to Ed Cowan, FOUR, another boundary, this time a wrong line from Ojha - strays on the pads, Ed Cowan gets some bat on it and nudges it to fine leg for a boundary

24.3 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run, slowly tossed up on the off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and blocks it

24.2 Ojha to Ed Cowan, FOUR, flat and too short outside off, Cowan rocks back and cuts it away to sweeper cover, a gentle loosener from Ojha there

24.1 Ojha to Ed Cowan, no run

Pragyan Ojha, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

23.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, makes him play with a tossed up delivery on the off, Warner defends it solidly

23.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slowly tossed up outside off, Warner is not even interested, he lets it go

Ojha is warming up

23.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, probing away in the off stump line, Warner stays back and blocks

23.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, given air on the off stump zone, Warner comes on the frontfoot and defends it

23.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and angled in, Warner gets hit on the pads

23.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, loopy delivery lands full on the off, Cowan drives it to mid off for a single

22.6 Ishant to Warner, no run, in the zone outside off and another leave to end the over

22.5 Ishant to Warner, no run, makes him play with a full ball outside off, Warner drives it to extra cover

22.4 Ishant to Warner, no run, once again bowls it outside off, once again Warner lets it go

22.3 Ishant to Warner, no run, once again in the line outside off, left alone easily

22.2 Ishant to Warner, no run, short of length ball on the off, Warner goes on the backfoot and blocks solidly

22.1 Ishant to Warner, no run, from round the wicket and outside off, Warner lets it go

22.1 Ishant to Warner, no run, from round the wicket and outside off, Warner lets it go

21.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run

21.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and blocks

21.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, slightly quicker outside off, Cowan cuts it to point

21.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, slowly tossed up on the off, Cowan leans and blocks

21.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, a touch short and quick outside off, Cowan cuts it to point

21.1 Ashwin to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, flat and on the legs, goes off the pads to short fine leg region for a leg bye

20.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, beaten. Good delivery from Ishant, pretty rare though. Back of length and nipping away, Cowan pokes and misses

20.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length and on the legs, Cowan looks to work it across and gets hit on the pads

20.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, short of length delivery on the off, Cowan pushes it to covers

20.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, in the zone just outside off, left alone by Ed Cowan

20.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, angled away from the off stump, Cowan shoulders arms

20.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Cowan defends it solidly

19.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and loopy on middle stump line, Warner is forward as he blocks

19.5 Ashwin to Warner, FOUR, smashed! Counter-attacking shot from Warner. Sees the flight and charges down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it straight down the ground over Ashwin's head

Ashwin goes round the wicket

19.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and straight, Warner comes on the frontfoot and blocks it back to the bowler

19.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, and again. Spins away from middle stump line but Warner lets it go again, good bounce as well

19.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, lots of turn! This time it's slowly tossed up and spinning away from middle stump line, Warner shoulders arms

19.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and a bit of turn around off, Warner goes on the backfoot and punches it to mid off

18.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, short of length and around off, Cowan stays back and blocks solidly

18.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, once again just outside off, left alone

18.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, pitched up delivery on the off, Cowan drives it back to the bowler

18.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and defends it to point

18.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, closer to the off stump but not close enough to make Cowan play

18.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, FOUR, poor delivery and Cowan collects a boundary. Short and wide outside off from over the wicket, Cowan reaches out and cuts it away wide of deep backward point, excellent placement from Cowan

17.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, well tossed up on the off, Cowan drives it to mid off and retains strike with one

17.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, floated on the middle and leg, Cowan gets forward and blocks it

17.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, a bit quicker and fuller on middle, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and defends it

17.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, leg byes, FOUR, very slow through the air and down the leg side, brushes the pads and rolls to fine leg for 4 leg byes

17.1 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, given air on the off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and blocks

Drinks are on the field now. A dull passage of play made duller by the absence of any sort of crowd in the stands. But that's what Australia would have hoped for. The pitch is good and it looks like we'll be in for a day filled with runs

16.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the off, Cowan defends it to cover point and gets a quick single

16.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, in the zone outside off, Cowan lets it go

16.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, very full and outside off, Cowan shoulders arms

16.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length and on the off, Cowan goes on the backfoot and defends it down the ground

16.2 Ishant to Warner, 1 run, short of length and on the legs, Warner works it to deep square leg for a single

16.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, Ishant starts with a short one, Cowan swivels and pulls it to fine leg for one, not well timed at all

15.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, given air on middle stump line, Warner defends again

15.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, from over the wicket and stump to stump, Warner gets forward and blocks

15.4 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, 1 run, once again extremely slow delivery, Cowan waits and waits and waits and finally chops it to cover point for one

15.3 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, loopy and straight, Cowan gets forward and blocks again

15.2 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, very slow through the air, Cowan waits and defends it

12.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, short of length and just outside off, Cowan stays back and defends it

12.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and blocks it back to the bowler

12.4 Ishant to Warner, 1 run, short of length and angled in to the pads, Warner works it to fine leg for one

12.3 Ishant to Ed Cowan, 1 run, good length ball on the off, Cowan leans out and defends it wide of cover for one

12.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Cowan shuffles across out of his crease and defends it

12.1 Ishant to Warner, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Warner gets a thick inside edge to fine leg for a single

Ishant Sharma [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

Change of ends for Ishant, who'll bowl from round the wicket

11.6 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, loopy delivery on the off, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and blocks

11.5 Ashwin to Ed Cowan, no run, given air on the off, Cowan goes on the backfoot and blocks

11.4 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, flighted up on middle, Warner nudges it to mid wicket for one

11.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, a bit more flight on that one, Warner comes on the frontfoot and blocks it with a straight bat

11.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flat and quick through the air, once again defended off the backfoot

11.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and slightly short, Warner goes on the backfoot and punches it to covers

10.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, Cowan is forward to block

10.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, FOUR, first four for Cowan, length ball outside off, Cowan reaches out and guides it wide of gully for a boundary

10.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, nearly a mix up, this was defended to covers and Warner sets off for a single quite randomly, Cowan sends him back rightly. Dhawan was the fielder there

10.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, good length ball on the off, Cowan leans and blocks

10.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, fuller length on the middle and leg, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid on

10.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, from over the wicket and angled across, Cowan shoulders arms

9.6 Ashwin to Warner, no run, and once again! This is good bowling - a bit quicker through the air and just enough spin to go past Warner's defence, excellent start from Ashwin

9.5 Ashwin to Warner, no run, beaten again. Flighted up and spinning away outside off, Warner looks to defend but is beaten by the turn

9.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, floated on the off, Warner leans and blocks

9.3 Ashwin to Warner, 2 runs, deceived in the flight but he manages a couple, Warner steps out of his crease and looks to drive, gets a thickish edge that goes wide of backward point for a couple

9.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, well tossed up on middle stump, Warner comes on the frontfoot and defends it back to Ashwin

9.1 Ashwin to Warner, no run, beats the bat straightaway. Slow and loopy outside off with a bit of turn, Warner pushes and misses

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

The pacers didn't look effective, so here's some spin.

8.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, very full and on the middle and leg, Cowan clips it to mid wicket where Vijay makes a diving stop

8.5 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, 1 run, length ball down the leg side, Warner clips it to fine leg for one

8.4 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, short of length and outside off, Warner punches it to covers

8.3 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, good length and outside off, Warner lets it go

8.3 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no ball, FOUR, inside edge! Good length and just outside off, Warner pushes at it and gets a thick edge which misses the leg stump and rolls to fine leg, wouldn't have matterd even if it had hit the stumps as Bhuvneshwar has overstepped

8.2 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, an appeal for lbw but not given, from round the wicket and angled in, Warner goes on the backfoot and gets hit high on the pads, height was an issue and it would have missed leg as well

8.1 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, full and outside off, Warner shoulders arms

7.5 Ishant to Warner, no run, tries a slower delivery but bowls it way too wide outside off, Warner reaches and squeezes it out to point

7.4 Ishant to Warner, no run, back of a length and around off, Warner pushes it to covers, he's very solid in defence today

7.3 Ishant to Warner, no run, good length again, Warner comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to covers

Ishant is bowling from over the wicket

7.2 Ishant to Warner, no run, good length and on the off, Warner comes on the frontfoot and defends it to mid off

7.1 Ishant to Warner, FOUR, Warner continues to attack. Full delivery just outside off, Warner stretches and lofts it straight down the ground over Ishant, didn't time it too well but had enough to take it to the fence

6.6 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, another leave outside off ends the over

6.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, good length and on the off, Cowan is forward to defend

6.4 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, 1 run, length ball outside off, Warner steers it to deep backward point, they want a couple but decide against it

6.3 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, Warner defends it to cover where Dhawan fields the ball this time

6.2 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, a bit too wide outside off to interest Warner, easily left alone

6.1 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, length ball on the off, Warner is forward to block

5.6 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, rock solid in defence, gets a good stride forward and neatly defends it with bat and pad together

5.5 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, anged in short from round the wicket, Cowan looks to pull but gets hit on the body

5.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, shorter in length but Cowan comes on the frontfoot and defends it again

5.4 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no ball, now Ishant oversteps and bowls a length ball, Cowan comes on the frontfoot and defends it

1.2 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, in the channel just outside off, Cowan shoulders arms

1.1 Ishant to Ed Cowan, no run, starts with a back of a length around off, Cowan bends and blocks

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

50th Test match for Ishant Sharma.

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, back of a length and on the off, Warner goes on the backfoot and blocks solidly

0.5 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, back to back boundaries, this is a positive start from Warner. Once again full in length with some width outside off, Warner leans and drives it between cover and point

0.4 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, good shot. Full and just outside off, Warner comes on the frontfoot and just punches it down the ground, it races wide of mid off. Warner is off the mark with four

0.3 Bhuvneshwar to Warner, no run, pitched outside leg. Huge appeal for lbw but that can't be given. Warner was hit on the backfoot but pitched outside

0.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, 1 run, fuller length on the off, Cowan leans and defends it wide of point for a single

0.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ed Cowan, no run, good start from Bhuvneshwar - hits the length around off and gets it to nip in, Cowan gets an inside edge onto his pads

Ed Cowan and Warner are at the crease. Ed Cowan is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

What a moment for Shikhar Dhawan. Sachin Tendulkar hands over his Test cap to him. He's the second Indian player to make his debut in this series. The first one was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who got his cap from Ishant Sharma.

Dhoni: "Looks like a good track, it will assist the spinners later on. Maybe there will be a bit for our pacers initially as the pitch has been under covers. The amount of workload the bowlers have gone through is large. We had a break which is always good. It's a different looking Mohali surface, we don't see a wicket like this here too often. It's important to carry forward the momentum in the series. It's a fresh start. Dhawan and Ojha are in for Sehwag and Harbhajan. "

Clarke: "Third time lucky with the toss. I'm hoping that we've learnt from the first two Tests. It has been a big week for Australian cricket. The break allowed us to freshen up, both mentally and physically. We have to make runs in our first innings, that's the most crucial thing."

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat

8:28 A reminder that the Australian eleven has already been picked. Here it is - Warner, Cowan, Clarke, Hughes, Smith, Haddin, Henriques, Siddle, Starc, Lyon, Doherty. No news about the Indian team, apart from the fact that Dhawan will make his debut. It's likely that India will be unchanged, but let's wait for Dhoni to say that.

Day 2 - 8:20 - Let's start the day with some good news. It's bright and sunny at the moment and the better news is that it's expected to stay that way. The series resumes after a frustrating day of no action yesterday. Stay tuned for the toss, which will happen in 10 minutes, and the other updates.

13:00 That's it. Play has been called off. This will be a 4 day Test match then, rain permitting of course. Join us tomorrow. And remember to tune in at 8:30 AM for the toss, as the match will start at 9 AM. Tata!

12:55 - Rain, rain and more rain. Looks like it will stay that way.

12:10 - The rain has ruined the inspection which was scheduled at 12. I don't think we'll get any play today, but let's wait for the officials to decide that...

Vicky64 has a doubt - "Should this Test Match be washed away due to rains, Will the One Match Test Ban for Watson, Pattinson, Johnson and Khawaja be applicable for the 4th test in Delhi?"

Mickey Arthur: "It does exist(when asked about being the headmaster). We just wanted to be the best in the world. The incident was miniscule in the greater sense but we wanted to make an example. We have moved on now. The team knows what is expected. I hope this acts as the catalyst. It will always be in public with so many players involved. We had given the guys basically a year to understand the culture. It is not ideal. I don't like it going public but everyone knows the expectations now. We just want to move on. Maxwell was brought in as an all-rounder. Lyon and Doherty are our specialist spinners. We have to get 20 wickets to win this game and that's the way we are going."

11:22 AM - Bad news. It's drizzling again. The umpire Richard Kettleborough says that the drainage has been brilliant, so we could have some action today. Only if the rain stops...

10:16 AM - Nothing new. We're still waiting. The Indian team bus has left from the hotel. Not sure about the Australian team though.

9:33 AM: - This what the umpires have to say: "We've had some very heavy overnight rain since 3 AM. It'll take a minimum of 2 hours from this point, but the forecast for the afternoon isn't good. The game can be extended by 30 minutes in the evening today and play will start at 9 AM from tomorrow."

9:30 AM Looks like the rain has stopped, but it'll take some time to get the ground ready. The wait continues.

9:00 AM: We should have had the toss by now, but from the looks of it, we won't be having it for the next hour at least. This is going to be a long delay, as the rain has been steady since morning. Frustrating...

Here is the Australian team for this game: Warner, Cowan, Clarke, Hughes, Smith, Haddin, Henriques, Siddle, Starc, Lyon, Doherty.

8:30 AM - First things first: it has been raining in Mohali and the start of play will be delayed. The outfield is very wet and a major part of the ground has been covered. The Australian team is yet to leave the hotel and that says it all.

Preview by Karthik Lakshmanan

There is so much happening in Australian cricket right now that the actual on field action of the India vs Australia Test series has comfortably taken a backseat. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Australian cricket is in crisis, and unfortunately for the visitors, it has come at the worst possible time. Trailing 0-2 in the series, Australia will go into the third Test with all their focus on the off-field sagas when in an ideal world, all their energies should have been spent on plotting a comeback.

Australia:

Amidst the homework gate, the sacking of 4 players, Shane Watson's return to Australia and reports of a rift between Clarke and Watson, Australia will do well to remind themselves that they are 0-2 down in the 4 match series and need to win the Test at Mohali to keep the series alive. Any other result will mean that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which Australia won with a 4-0 whitewash down under in 2012, will return to India.

Team news:

By taking some very tough decisions in dropping 4 players (Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Johnson), Australia have made the job of picking the final eleven a lot easier as they now have only 13 players, including Brad Haddin, to choose from. If Wade, who suffered an injury while playing Basketball, is ruled out of the game, that number will come down to 12.

Australia's drastic decision to axe the 4 players means that they will now go into the must win game at Mohali without their leading wicket-taker of the series - Pattinson. This ensures the return of Mitchell Starc, as the visitors now have only two pacers to pick from in the squad. With Shane Watson gone, Khawaja axed and Phil Hughes struggling for form, a Test recall for Steven Smith is almost guaranteed. Nathan Lyon, who was dropped for the Hyderabad Test after just one poor game, is almost certain to return as well.

Performers:

Michael Clarke: The captain has been the man in focus for all reasons on this tour. He looks like the only man in the squad with an idea on how to handle the conditions and has been the lone warrior so far. He has scored 268 runs from 4 innings so far, and needs to carry on his form into the remaining matches as well. With the top order struggling to score runs, he is likely to bat at number 3 or 4, as he suggested at the end of the second Test.

Non performers:

Ed Cowan, David Warner and Phil Hughes, to name a few. In both the Test matches so far in the series, Australia have won the toss and batted first in the best of conditions. Yet, the top order has failed to capitalise. Cowan and Warner have not converted their starts, while Phil Hughes looks totally out of his comfort zone against spin, as his scores of 6,0,19,0 suggest.

India:

For perhaps the first time in the last two seasons, India look a settled unit. All seems well with the hosts as their batsmen are putting runs on the board once again and their spinners are running through sides as expected on the home pitches. With an unassailable series lead of 2-0, they are only a draw away from regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but the team will want to do much more than just draw.

Team news: The biggest news from the Indian camp in the last ten days was the dropping of Virender Sehwag. Shikhar Dhawan will take his place in the playing eleven and make his debut. Pujara suffered a minor injury scare as he hurt his knee in practice, but he has been declared fit and will play the third Test. The pitch at Mohali is expected to be more seamer friendly than the ones in Chennai and Hyderabad, but it is unlikely that India will change their bowling unit which comprises of 2 pacers and 3 spinners. MS Dhoni has rarely changed winning combinations in the past, and it is likely to remain that way for the third Test. All indications are that India will play with the same team (barring Sehwag) in Mohali, which means that Ojha and Rahane might miss out again.

Performers:

Ashwin: Coming into the Australian series with a bit of pressure on his shoulders, owing to his poor performance against England, Ashwin has raised his game and delivered the goods. With an out-of-form Harbhajan Singh and a young Ravindra Jadeja as his partners, Ashwin has taken up the role of the lead spinner in the absence of Ojha and has picked up 18 wickets from 2 matches.

Non performers:

Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh: Ishant and Harbhajan are the most experienced bowlers in the Indian team at the moment but both are struggling with form. Ishant has bowled 42 overs in the series so far and has picked up only 1 wicket. Harbhajan Singh on the other hand has only 5 wickets from the 2 games and has been the third best spinner in the side, which in itself tells a story. With Ojha in the squad, the pressure is mounting on Harbhajan and he will have to deliver in his home ground - Mohali.

Final word:Amidst the one-sided results in the first two Tests and the problems in the Australian camp, it is almost forgotten that this is an Indian side which is undergoing transition and trying to find its feet once again. For a relatively inexperienced and young Indian side, the performances so far have been laudable. The pressure is on Australia now; the theoretical homework went all wrong, it's now time for practicals.